A History of Walking

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Debut poetry pamphlet. The poet uses walking as a metaphor for many life experiences: here are love poems, political poems and even a little light verse.

Lydia Kennaway

Lydia Kennaway

Writer in residence 2021/22

Lydia Kennaway’s debut poetry pamphlet, 'A History of Walking', was published by HappenStance Press in April 2019 and reprinted in November 2019. She earned an MA in Writing Poetry from Newcastle University in 2019, winning the Academic Prize for Best Ov...

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