A Poetry Pharmacy Poetry Walk around Bishop’s Castle

Join poet Jonathan Davidson for a Poetry Walk starting and finishing at The Poetry Pharmacy in Bishop's Castle.

Using a circular route, we will stroll along small roads and footpaths, stopping now and then to hear some poems read aloud in the open air. Copies of poems – by various carefully selected poets – will be provided, although participants are welcome to bring along short poems of their own to share.

While the walk will only be a few kilometres and therefore not too strenuous, it will involve stiles and quite possibly mud, so participants will be asked to bring along suitable footwear and clothing. We’ll walk at the pace of the slowest, the better to chat and enjoy the views. The ticket includes a drink and cake at journey’s end and numbers will be limited to 12 participants.

Jonathan Davidson is a poet of the English Midlands with an enthusiasm for other people’s poems and the great outdoors. His most recent books are A Commonplace – Apples, Bricks & Other People’s Poems, and Downland – a collaboration with the visual artist Anna Dillon. His poetry memoir, On Poetry – Jonathan Davidson, continues to divide opinion. His weekly Out of Office poems (and monthly digest of the same) make good poems by others more widely known.

Photo credit: Lee Allen