{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-walking","title":"Ten Poems About Walking","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere seems to be a natural connection between walking and poetry. For 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis beautiful mini-anthology contains 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. There’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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Sole self I bedded down close as I could\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo listen: lapping, birdlife homing, settling …”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom ‘Lake’ by David Constantine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSasha Dugdale is an award-winning poet and translator – and a keen walker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547975479579,"sku":"BCP-008","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/ten-poems-about-walking-poetry-pamphlet-pack-shot.jpg?v=1750340166","url":"https:\/\/poetrypharmacy.live\/products\/ten-poems-about-walking","provider":"The Poetry Pharmacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}