{"product_id":"9781785634543-the-door-to-door-poet","title":"The Door-to-Door Poet","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Adventures Across England\u003cbr\u003eWriting rhymes for strangers on any subject they choose – as featured on BBC Radio 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA madcap literary mission across England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A book that knocks on doors of language, of possibility, of love and of humanity. Open your door and let this book in . it’s as though the angel of poetry has written a knock knock joke that finds its way to your heart’ Ian McMillan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do if a stranger knocked on your door and offered to write you a poem?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRowan McCabe wanted to find out. In doing so, he became the world’s first Door-to-Door Poet. He banged on people’s doors and asked what was important to them. He then went away and wrote a poem about it, free of charge, which he brought back and performed on their doorstep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRowan tried the project with his neighbours in Newcastle upon Tyne. Emboldened to find that nobody punched him in the face, he then 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 many places in between. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a funny and uplifting account of that journey. It tells the stories of the residents Rowan met and is punctuated by the thoughtful and often laugh-out-loud poetry that he wrote for them. \u003cem\u003eThe Door-to-Door Poet\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyful and compelling portrayal of one very unusual mission and the many and varied voices that make up a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57957028823414,"sku":"9781785634543","price":9.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41514278.jpg?v=1780539726","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785634543-the-door-to-door-poet","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}