A collection of classic travel poems introduced by novelist and prize-winning travel writer, Paul Theroux. Poems for Travellers transports the reader to lands far and near in the company of some of our greatest poets such as Walt Whitman, John Keats, and Christina Rossetti. As internationally acclaimed author Paul Theroux writes in his introduction, Here is a collection of travel poetry composed by real travellers, weekending tourists, feverish fantasists, bluffers, dreamers, brave adventurers and resolute stay-at-homes. It succeeds in what poetry does best - inspires and consoles, reminds us of who we are, where we've been, and where we might want to go next. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. | Poems For Travellers by Various Various, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters