Not content with walking the pennine way as a modern day troubadour, an experience recounted in his bestselling and prizewinning walking home, the restless poet has followed up that journey with a walk of the same distance but through the very opposite terrain and direction far from home. In summer 2010 simon armitage decided to walk the pennine way. As heard on bbc radio 4, the brilliant sequel to simon armitages acclaimed bestseller walking home the story of his travels on britains south west coast. Odysseus journeys home, his famous flair for storytelling seducing friend and foe.
From the surreal pleasuredome of minehead butlins to a smokefilled roundhouse on the penwith peninsula then out to the isles of scilly and beyond, the author tackles this personal odyssey with all the poetic reflection and personal wit weve come to expect of one of britains best loved and most popular writers. Simon armitages walking home is the travelogue of a penniless poet along the pennine way. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, he has published eleven collections of poetry, including seeing stars 2010, the unaccompanied 2017 and his acclaimed translation of sir gawain and the green knight 2007. Simon armitage was born in west yorkshire and is professor of poetry at the university of leeds. Simon armitage was born in west yorkshire and is professor of poetry at the. Walking home by simon armitage compact disc book for sale. Simon armitage books list of books by author simon armitage. However, he resolved to tackle it back to front, walking home towards the yorkshire village where he was born, travelling as a modern troubadour, without a penny in his pockets and singing for his supper with poetry. There were certain sections that stuck in my mind very clearly and obvious highlights spotting a deer, the preparation, the walking stick, a particularly difficult hill. Walking home describes his extraordinary, yet ordinary, journey of human endeavour, unexpected kindnesses and terrible blisters.
Walking home armitage simon 0753153203 for sale online ebay. We seemed to start with the same lukewarm spirit of adventure, and both run out of enthusiasm well before the end. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Not content with walking the pennine way as a modern day troubadour, an experience recounted in his bestseller and prizewining walking home, the restless poet has followed up that journey with a walk of the same distance but. The guardian the walk is serious, but armitage knows how to have fun along the way. Buy walking away 9780571298365 by simon armitage for only. Simon armitage, an english poet, decides to walk the pennine way, a 256 mile trek down the spine of britain, that starts near his home in marsden and ends in kirk yeltham, just over the scottish border. Not content with walking the pennine way as a modern day troubadour, an experience recounted in his bestseller and prizewining walking home, the restless poet has followed up that journey with a walk of the same distance but through the very opposite terrain and direction far from home in walking away simon armitage swaps the moorland uplands of the north for the coastal fringes of britain. Simon armitages first and last days on the trail, and particularly the legs from about dufton to hawes, included some of the best writing about walking that i have read. When simon armitage burst on to the poetry scene in 1989 with his spectacular debut zoom. Little green man by simon armitage and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All these are present in simon armitages equally entertaining walking home. Walking home describes this extraordinary, yet ordinary, journey.
In one classic walking book, travels in england carl philipp. This month we will be discussing simon armitages walking home and im ashamed to say i hadnt really thought about him as a prose writer, rather than a poet, but that situation is well and truly rectified now. In simons bestselling book walking home, published in paperback last month, he describes travelling the pennine way as a modern. This account of his walkingpoetry reading tour along part of the south west coast path is interesting, readable, informative, entertaining and made me laugh out loud several times. The book kicks off with a certain amount of novelty travel memoir momentum. I have read many travel books over the years and would put walking home in the pile with my favourites. The origins of the poet laureateship date back to the seventeenth century, when it was established as a royal office.
Walking home by simon armitage english paperback book free shipping. Its a story about britains remote and overlooked interior the wildness of its landscape and the generosity of the locals who sustained him on his journey. Selected poems 19892014 by simon armitage is the essential selection of poems from one of britains foremost contemporary poets. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, he has published ten collections of poetry, including selected poems 2001, seeing stars 2010, his acclaimed translation of sir gawain and the green knight 2007 and more recently the death of king arthur 2012. Simon armitage has 100 books on goodreads with 20722 ratings. I like his public persona, his dry humour, his sharp observation, his honesty, his wit. Little green man by simon armitage and a great selection of related books. In 1992 he was winner of one of the first forward prizes, and a year later was the sunday times young writer of the year. Simon armitages walking home is the travelogue of a penniless poet.
Walking away is part of the telegraph great reads summer 2016. Simon armitage introduces his book walking away youtube. Discover book depositorys huge selection of simon armitage books online. See more ideas about simon armitage, gcse english literature and poetry. This is the opposite way that most guide books to this first of the designated. Walking home riffs on the ancient correlation between itinerancy and storytelling, with embedded tales of varying tallness coming and going in an almost casual manner.
Walking home the pennine way is not a book of poems from this famous poet but a. The cyclops, the sirens, witches, whirlpools, and flesheating armies must all be overcome in the struggle for survival and the long voyage back home. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. He writes extensively for television and radio, and is the author of. All these are present in simon armitages equally entertaining walking home, an account of the poets attempt on britains most gruelling trail, the 256mile pennine way, as he tramps it the wrong way, north to south, towards his home village of marsden. Simon armitage s most popular book is walking home. This is the opposite way that most guide books to this first of the designated national trails have been written.
Buy walking home by simon armitage, in very good condition. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics. Armitage, a gifted english poet, relates his tramp along the nearly 260 miles of the pennine. Simon armitages new book, walking home, describes a similar if shorter kind of adventure. He works as a freelance writer, broadcaster and playwright, and has written extensively for radio and television. It is with great pleasure we announce the appointment of simon armitage as the new poet laureate. The second instalment of simon armitages walking tour displays his gift for downtoearth lyricism, but feels oddly weightless philip marsden wed 3. The companion volume, walking away, is published in june 2015. Walking home by simon armitage walking home the pennine way is not a book of poems from this famous poet but a personal account of simon armitages experience, walking one of the toughest climbs in britain. The challenging 256mile route is usually approached from south to north, from edale in the peak district to kirk yetholm, the other side of the scottish border.
However, he resolved to tackle it back to front, walking home towards the yorkshire village where he was born, travelling as a modern troubadour. Nineteen days, 256 miles, and one renowned poet walking the backbone of england. He undertook this task, a walk that stretched about 256 miles, in the summer of 2010. Its about facing emotional and physical challenges, and sometimes overcoming them. Missing presumed dead premiered at the liverpool everyman theatre in september 2015 then toured the u. One summer, simon armitage decided to walk the pennine way a challenging 256mile route usually approached from south to north, with the sun, wind and rain at your back. What makes armitages pilgrimage special is that he attempts to fuel it on poetry alone.
Walking home by simon armitage an account of walking the. Walking home by simon armitage, 9780871407436, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In july 2010, the poet simon armitage, set out to walk the whole of the 256 mile way from north to south. Buy walking home by simon armitage from waterstones today. The wandering poet has always been a feature of our cultural imagination. Simon armitage was born in west yorkshire and is professor of poetry at the university of sheffield. Now simon armitage, with equal parts enthusiasm and trepidation. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our uk warehouse. Writer and poet simon armitage introduces his book walking away and reads an extract from the book.
Simon armitage is the awardwinning poet and translator of both sir gawain and the green knight and the death of king arthur, as well as several works of poetry, prose, and drama. Armitage wanted that, but also, to write a book about the north, one. I remember walking home the book previous to this well. Walking home by simon armitage an account of walking. Walking home by simon armitage, 9780571249893, available at book.
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