Crossing the Pennines in Simon Armitage’s Walking Home (2012)
In Walking Home (2012), poet Simon Armitage narrates his walk along the Pennine Way, across the Pennines. More than yet another travelogue about diving into the heart of the country, the book is a memoir that crosses the reader’s expectations: the narrator doesn’t measure up to famous walkers such a...
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2015-03-01
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| description | In Walking Home (2012), poet Simon Armitage narrates his walk along the Pennine Way, across the Pennines. More than yet another travelogue about diving into the heart of the country, the book is a memoir that crosses the reader’s expectations: the narrator doesn’t measure up to famous walkers such as Alfred Wainwright or William Wordsworth; his journey through the backbone of England doesn’t end in a stance for the people who live there; his narrative crosses prosaic and poetic elements and yet seems pedestrian in more than just one way. |
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