Door to Door Poet (eBook)

The funny, uplifting account of a maverick literary journey

Rowan McCabe (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
228 Seiten
Eye Press (Verlag)
978-1-78563-435-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Writing rhymes for strangers on any subject they choose - as featured on BBC Radio 4
Aware that poetry isn't a proper job, Rowan McCabe decided to turn it into one by becoming the world's first door-to-door poet. Knocking on strangers' doors, he asked what was important to them, then went away and wrote a poem about it, free of charge, which he brought back and performed on their doorstep.
Ignoring the advice of friends and a local police officer, he took the project to the deprived Byker Wall estate in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nobody punched him in the face. Emboldened, he set out on a tour of England, knocking on the doors of Moss Side in Manchester, Jaywick in Essex, the remote island of Lundy and Buckingham Palace.
The Door-to-Door Poet is his funny, uplifting account of that journey. Through a series of such encounters, McCabe shines a light on a range of English communities, as he explores what is important to us today. Written with the humour of Bill Bryson, plus a touch of Louis Theroux, the story is punctuated by his own poetry. This is a warm and charming portrayal of England today.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.8.2025
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Schlagworte: door to door • door-to-door poetry • funny memoir • funny poetry • poet from the north east • Poetry • radio 4 poet • tyneside memoir • Witty books
• ISBN-10: 1-78563-435-6 / 1785634356
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78563-435-2 / 9781785634352