{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-walking","title":"Ten Poems about Walking  \/Card Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere seems to be a natural connection between walking and poetry. For William Wordsworth, the regular rhythm of walking was a stimulus to writing, and he said that “nine-tenths of my verses have been poured out in the open air.” This beautiful mini-anthology contains William Wordsworth’s heart-stopping ‘Old Man Travelling’ alongside contemporary poems that capture the delights of a walk with a dear friend and of walking in solitude. stsststioThere’s a poem about setting off through city streets to find a river and a heron, and another featuring a surprising encounter on the top of Helvellyn. One by one then as a whole, these poems remind us that being on foot is one of the best ways of experiencing the world: “Sole self I bedded down close as I could To listen: lapping, birdlife homing, settling …” from ‘Lake’ by David Constantine Sasha Dugdale is an award-winning poet and translator – and a keen walker. Poems by Matthew Clegg, David Constantine, Sasha Dugdale, Choman Hardi, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Stephanie Norgate, MR Peacocke, Stephen Watts, William Wordsworth and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch. Cover illustration by Hugh Ribbans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlestick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54439162577237,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/5227\/4261\/files\/9cfabde774ed03c14fbce8fe0f751a7c9fab3865558721a121113b88f33e6d80.jpg?v=1784745839","url":"https:\/\/breaghabynicshop.com\/products\/ten-poems-about-walking","provider":"Breagha By Nic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}