Today's poet

[freckle]

Hiya Hes

Do you want me to email those responsible for Mr armitages walk and tell them we have some prelimanary ideas for the stop over in Dufton and then we could start making some concrete plans

Hi all

I just got a really nice reply back, the team managing this have had a few offers from Dufton but nothing concrete yet. I think we should decide on the following:

i) who would like to accompany Mr Armitage on part of his walk?

ii) can we organise a venue for the poetry reading and possibly accomodation pretty sharpish?

Neil I would be pleased if you went ahead and communicated with the team.

I could commit to one day and an overnight stay (ie the pub) at this stage which would mean part of the walk....it might be nice if a few of us offer to put our names down for the walk or indeed some of us might want to have a little trot out to meet him? i think in the first instance tho it would be good to get the venue and if poss accomodation sorted.

[freckle]

I think, when you are less snowed under, the poem 'the wedding that never was party' might be something to unveil at this possible FPS gathering!

definately! one for after mr armitage has left the stage?

[Nathaniel Lee]

This is brilliant everyone tell me the plans and i will then see what i can do. What is the maximum anyone is expecting to do with this ?. Walk for a day ?. More ?. It's all very exciting.

[freckle]

This is brilliant everyone tell me the plans and i will then see what i can do. What is the maximum anyone is expecting to do with this ?. Walk for a day ?. More ?. It's all very exciting.

matt if you look at the link i put on the other day to the armitage website it gives the dates etc of when he is walking. we were hoping to organise a venue for him to read at, possibly accomodation and then accompany him on part of his walk. i think even if some of us just go the reading the next day we could all go for a trot out or something.....just need to co-ordinate it all

[freckle]

Good luck to all those this weekend who undertaking various marathon efforts!...Stolly I think this is one of your favourites...

If
Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them:

"Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

[Stolly]

thanks freckle

I'm afraid If is both an inspiration and an autobiography to me

[N-dubya]

Hello all

Looks this is really going to happen cool. I will happily do a walk or jog out, I'm quite like the idea of a jog out from Dufton and meeting him and maybe walking back into Dufton. I'm sure lots of us would like to do this.
thanks for the PM's chaps sorry i'm a bit useless responding at mo.

[freckle]

Hello all

Looks this is really going to happen cool. I will happily do a walk or jog out, I'm quite like the idea of a jog out from Dufton and meeting him and maybe walking back into Dufton. I'm sure lots of us would like to do this.
thanks for the PM's chaps sorry i'm a bit useless responding at mo.

That sounds like a fab idea, can all who would like to do that (jog out and walk back with him) let me know via this thread (or pm)....Neil given that you seem to know the area (along with Harry and Hes i think) do you want to liaise with the armitage lot about this one directly ( if I did it, it would be a bit like the blind leading the blind!)....let me know so i don't dupliacte the communication!

Ooooo its so exciting....its gonna be fun! i can just tell...

[N-dubya]

And relax!!!!

[freckle]

And relax!!!!

Mmmm...yes, i am a bit like a dog with a bone! off to have a glass of vino and....

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetrya...m.do?poemId=90

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