{"product_id":"the-door-to-door-poet","title":"The Door-to-Door Poet","description":"\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-short-review-input\" data-wf-id='[\"6d9fd4ed-a9c1-1bcf-4095-717551c29c7c\"]' data-w-id=\"6d9fd4ed-a9c1-1bcf-4095-717551c29c7c\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA madcap literary mission across England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-short-review-input\" data-wf-id='[\"71fe8852-fc6d-95bd-099d-02557f97eb72\"]' data-w-id=\"71fe8852-fc6d-95bd-099d-02557f97eb72\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A book that knocks on doors of language, of possibility, of love and of humanity. Open your door and let this book in ... it’s as though the angel of poetry has written a knock knock joke that finds its way to your heart’ Ian McMillan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-short-review-input\" data-wf-id='[\"71fe8852-fc6d-95bd-099d-02557f97eb72\"]' data-w-id=\"71fe8852-fc6d-95bd-099d-02557f97eb72\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do you think would happen if you knocked on a stranger’s door and offered to write a poem for them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRowan McCabe wanted to find out. In doing so, he became the world’s first Door-to-Door Poet. He banged on people’s doors and asked what was important to them. He then went away and wrote a poem about it, free of charge, which he brought back and performed on their doorstep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmboldened to find that nobody punched him in the face, 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 many places in between. This is the story of his adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting with warmth, honesty and humour, McCabe shines a light on a range of communities as he explores what is important to us today.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Door-to-Door Poet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a joyful and thoughtful portrayal of one very unusual mission and the many and varied voices that make up a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Honest, whimsical, thoughtful and poetic. A cracking idea, well executed. I can't wait for McCabe to knock on my door’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Aitken, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gran Tour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘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’ \u003cstrong\u003eStuart Maconie, BBC Radio 4 \u003ci\u003eLoose Ends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘It’s fabulous to see poetry brought to life in this way. It’s so relevant and meaningful’ \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Burden, BBC \u003ci\u003eBreakfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I love all of this. I love this idea, I love the book’ \u003cstrong\u003eGaby Roslin, BBC\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Make a Difference Show\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Rowan McCabe’s memoir, peppered throughout with his warm and delightful poetry, displays the best of human connection and compassion’\u003cstrong\u003e Poetry Book Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Absolutely riveting’ \u003cstrong\u003eAttila the Stockbroker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘A funny, self-aware chronicle of the year McCabe spent in pursuit of a madly brilliant project’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNARC Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eHardback: 288pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Eye (September 2025)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 978178563434\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 288pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Eye (June 2026)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781785634543\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":57750359474560,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57750548054400,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/9781785634543_3d15ae69-ec48-414c-aed8-8bc3c030dc71.jpg?v=1778062632","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/the-door-to-door-poet","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}