The post-Romantic lore of the dissolute drunken poet has fatally skewed the image of poets in our culture. What is the price of poetry?In this book, two contemporary poets embark on a series of journeys to the death places of poets of the past, in part as pilgrims, but also as investigators, interrogating the myth.
Two contemporary poets take a series of journeys across different continents to the death places of poets of the past to honour these inspirational writers - from Sylvia Plath to Dylan Thomas and Chatterton.
