Walking Away – Simon Armitage

Walking Away - Simon Armitage
Walking Away – Simon Armitage

Slow going at first but in glad I – and poet Simon Armitage – persevered along the South West Coast Path to St Ives and on to Lands End and the Isles of Scilly.

For some reason, the list of gifts received by sock brought a tear to my eye.

But, I did prefer Walking Home…. perhaps the nature of the destination made the difference.

Author’s page: Walking Away – Simon Armitage

Walking Home – Simon Armitage

Walking Home - Simon Armitage
Walking Home – Simon Armitage

Poet Simon Armitage walks the Pennine Way, north to south, from Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders home to Marsden, giving nightly poetry readings to pay his way.

Smashing.

And of course, I now want to do the Pennine Way….

Author’s page: Walking Home: Travels with Troubadour on the Pennine Way – Simon Armitage