Happy 250th Birthday Wordsworth
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I& #39;ve been thinking about all the things I owe to Wordsworth today...
#Wordsworth250
I& #39;ve been thinking about all the things I owe to Wordsworth today...
#Wordsworth250
Thanks to my parents and our almost annual trips as a family, the Lake District became like a second home to me. Its place names, roads, lakes, fells and views slowly crept into my consciousness.
Lyrical Ballads at A-Level was my first introduction to Wordsworth. I remember getting excited as I recognised the landscapes in his poems and was bowled over by the compassion in his writing. I absolutely related to his enthusiasm for The Lakes and knew well its healing power.
I couldn& #39;t let go. Both my undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation @unibirmingham were about Wordsworth and the Lake District, especially his Guide to the Lakes which, at times, is overwhelmingly moving.
& #39;It has been said in human life there are moments worth ages [...] in the climate of England there are, for the lover of Nature, days worth whole months [...] all else speaks of tranquillity ;- not a breath of air, no restlessness of insects, and not a moving object perceptible& #39;
Then @WordsworthGras had me as one of their trainees and I got to live and work in Grasmere for a year. It was like all my birthdays and Christmases had come at once.
Not only did I revel in the opportunity to work first hand with Wordsworth& #39;s manuscripts and spending hours in Dove Cottage...
So Wordsworth has a lot to answer for. Life long friendships, my career, golden memories and much more.
And I hope that @CuratorWT @WTdirector and friends @WordsworthGras get to reopen and celebrate before too long. Thinking of you all today!
And I hope that @CuratorWT @WTdirector and friends @WordsworthGras get to reopen and celebrate before too long. Thinking of you all today!