The brooding natural landscape of West Yorkshire has inspired writers for centuries. Now poet Simon Armitage has left his mark on the countryside by carving six verses into rocks along the 47-mile Stanza Stones Trail. He tells Kevin Rushby how keen-eyed walkers might spot a seventh 'secret stanza' and reads from his poem Mist.
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Simon Armitage - Poetry in Motion...
Poetry in motion: exploring Simon Armitage's new Stanza Stone trail in West Yorkshire – audio slideshow
Stanza Stones is an imaginative collaboration between Simon Armitage and Ilkley Literature Festival.
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