An event combining people's love of walking and appreciation of poetry is coming to the area later this month.
Between 10 and 11.30am on Monday, July 25 the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley organisation and the Picturesque Landscape Team have arranged for local poet Sara Louise Wheeler to lead its Panorama Poetry Walk in the hills close to Llangollen.
This literary tour with a difference explores the work of the famous poet Isaac Daniel Hooson.
Sustainable development officer Jillian Howe said: "Taking the Panorama walk, you’ll come across a large stone monument to him.
"The Welsh inscription translates as 'Poet, Eisteddfod-goer, and friend to children'.
"The monument was placed there by the Urdd in 1952 and is an important part of the local cultural heritage and landscape.
"But who was I.D. Hooson, what kind of poetry did he write and why, given that he was from neighbouring Rhosllannerchrugog, did he choose to have his ashes scattered overlooking Llangollen?
"Also, why has so little been written about this seemingly once-prominent poet and social entrepreneur, in either or Welsh or English?
"To find out the answers join Sara Louise Wheeler and the team for a literary tour of the local wildlife and habitat."
* For more details of the walk, go to: https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/events/panorama-poetry-walk/
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