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Simon Armitage, Walking Away: Further Travels With A Troubadour On The South West Coast Path. Book Review.

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The poet is always looking for new things to write about, new boundaries in which to cross, divide and focus a pin prick in time upon; for to challenge the muse is perhaps the main reason for getting up in the morning and putting the best possible foot forward. This can be quite a challenge when placed against the sometimes firm, sometimes loose under the weight of introspection, of testing yourself against walking from Minehead to Land’s End and doing a poetry performance every night along the way; there surely are better muses than making sure you don’t walk into something unsightly in Devon.