Marvellous series on Radio Three's 'The Essay' this week in which Andrew Motion explores the relationship between walking and writing through a number of poems.
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- 'The Heart in our Soles' - a barefoot walk through a Kenyan village published in Algebra
- Linda's website (you can buy books here)
- How to order 'Cleave' in which Linda's walk-essay 'Cailliche' is anthologised
- the dangers of the afternoon stroll
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2 comments:
Thanks for the reference to this essay. I enjoyed it immensely.
George, don't miss the other four in the series - all on at same time this week. Linda
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