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Jan 1, 2012 · 2,420 ratings372 reviews. In the summer of 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way. The challenging 256-mile route is usually approached from south to north, from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm, the other side of the Scottish border. He resolved to tackle it the other way round: through beautiful and bleak terrain ...
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Mar 24, 2014 · Join Simon Armitage, one of Britain's most acclaimed poets, as he walks the Pennine Way, a 256-mile trail that runs along the spine of England. In his witty and insightful book, Walking Home: A Poet's Journey, he shares his experiences, challenges, and reflections on his poetic odyssey. Find out how he survives on the kindness of strangers, the beauty of nature, and the power of words. Order ...
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Mar 25, 2013 · Walking Home: A Poet's Journey. Kindle Edition. Shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Nonfiction. Nineteen days, 256 miles, and one renowned poet walking the backbone of England. The wandering poet has always been a feature of our cultural imagination. Odysseus journeys home, his famous flair for storytelling seducing friend and foe.
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Mar 26, 2013 · Armitage, a gifted English poet, relates his tramp along the nearly 260 miles of the Pennine Way, a moor, bog and hill-strewn path that’s sometimes referred to as Britain’s equivalent of the ...
Jul 5, 2012 · Walking Home. Author: Simon Armitage. Publisher: Faber and Faber. Pub Date: 5 July 2012. ISBN: 9780571249886. Buy from Faber. A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller and shortlisted for 2012 Portico Prize. Video and an extract are available here . In summer 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way.
Walking Home. A Poet's Journey. Published by Liveright. by Simon Armitage (Author, Oxford) Shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Nonfiction. Nineteen days, 256 miles, and one renowned poet walking the backbone of England. The wandering poet has always been a feature of our cultural imagination. Odysseus journeys home, his famous flair for ...
Shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Nonfiction Nineteen days, 256 miles, and one renowned poet walking the backbone of England. The wandering poet has always been a feature of our cultural imagination. Odysseus journeys home, his famous flair for storytelling seducing friend and foe.
