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The Door-to-Door Poet

The Door-to-Door Poet


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Writing rhymes for strangers on any subject they choose - as featured on BBC Radio 4 'I love this idea, I love the book' - Gaby Roslin Aware that poetry isn't a proper job, Rowan McCabe decided to turn it into one by becoming the world's first door-to-door poet. Knocking on strangers' doors, he asked what was important to them, then went away and wrote a poem about it, free of charge, which he brought back and performed on their doorstep. Ignoring the advice of friends and a local police officer, he took the project to the deprived Byker Wall estate in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nobody punched him in the face. Emboldened, he set out on a tour of England, knocking on the doors of Moss Side in Manchester, Jaywick in Essex, the remote island of Lundy and Buckingham Palace. The Door-to-Door Poet is his funny, uplifting account of that journey. Through a series of such encounters, McCabe shines a light on a range of English communities, as he explores what is important to us today. Written with the humour of Bill Bryson, plus a touch of Louis Theroux, the story is punctuated by his own poetry. This is a warm and charming portrayal of England today.

About the Author :
ROWAN McCABE was raised by a punk and a hippy on a Tyneside council estate. Showing an interest in poetry from an early age, he went on to study English Literature at Newcastle University. He is the creator of North East Rising, a show of performance poetry about his love/hate relationship with his home town, and co-devised and starred in a short film for Channel 4's Random Acts. He has toured the country in two stage shows based on his door-to-door poetry project. His work is the subject of a BBC Radio 4 programme to be aired in October 2025.

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'Honest, whimsical, thoughtful and poetic. A cracking idea, well executed. I can't wait for McCabe to knock on my door' Ben Aitken, author of The Gran Tour 'Absolutely riveting' Attila the Stockbroker ‘A very funny, very charming book with lots of madcap adventures which becomes a book about modern Britain in its diversity, and that’s what I love about it’ Stuart Maconie, BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends'Ingenious' BBC Radio Scotland 'Highly talented with verse' Broadway Baby 'It's fabulous to see poetry brought to life in this way. It's so relevant and meaningful' Rachel Burden, BBC Breakfast 'I love all of this. I love this idea, I love the book' Gaby Roslin, BBC The Make a Difference Show 'A funny, self-aware chronicle of the year McCabe spent in pursuit of a madly brilliant project' NARC. Magazine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781785634345
  • Publisher: Eye Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Eye
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Returnable: 00
  • ISBN-10: 1785634348
  • Publisher Date: 18 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 00
  • Width: 129 mm


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