poetry in the wild (well, in the zoo anyway)

October 4, 2008

If Wordsworth was moved by a host of dancing daffodils, then poet Eleanor Rees will be sure to find inspiration in the 110-acres that is Chester Zoo. Birkenhead-born award-winning poet Eleanor, 30, will be the zoo’s Poet in Residence during October. Eleanor’s time at the zoo has been part funded by the Arts Council England as part of The Windows Project which aims to bring the benefits of creative writing to school children.

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2 Responses to “poetry in the wild (well, in the zoo anyway)”

  1. Nathan on October 7th, 2008 5:03 am

    This is why I want to move to England.

  2. Dana on October 7th, 2008 4:42 pm

    Nathan, well — zoos are still problematic. But I do think they are better with poets in them.

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