Frederick Calbert Four Views of Tintern Abbey (1815)
Five years have passed; five summers, with the length
Of five long winters! And again I hear
These waters, rolling from their mountain springs
With a soft inland murmur. Once again
Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs,
Which on a wild secluded scene impress
Thoughts of more deep seclusion, and connect
The landscape with the quiet of the sky.
Join poet and publisher Philip Rush on this six mile (or so) poetry walk along the ups and downs of the Wye Valley, in the footsteps of William and Dorothy Wordsworth and on the date when Wordsworth composed his ‘Lines'. We’ll read the poem in situ and respond in our notebooks to the landscape and to friendship, as Wordsworth does. Our writing focus will be on short forms that draw on Wordsworth’s words.
Poets will have the opportunity to share work afterwards and receive written feedback after the walk.
Meet outside Redbrook Village Store, Monmouth NP25 4LR at 10.30am.
Parking: there are two car parks in Lower Redbrook costing £1 and £2 respectively.
Bring a packed lunch, sensible shoes and waterproofs, just in case…
Sorry no dogs.
We will be starting a list to arrange lift-sharing - when booking, please indicate whether you are able to offer lifts, from where; or if you are seeking a lift share.
Cost: £15, includes email feedback. Book via Eventbrite here.
Philip Rush was born and grew up in Middlesex and London. He taught English in Gloucestershire schools for forty years. He has been running a low-key poetry press, Yew Tree Press, for several years now. He endorses poems which combine the surface appeal of well-composed prose with the meditative qualities of a period of silence or of a walk through familiar countryside.