Questions of Travel

Taps in to the surge of interest in IcelandLiterary appeal in the genre of 'Writers on Writers' - writers on the influence of other great artists and writersMorris is well known as a decorative artist, his designs remain hugely popularSales potential in Art and Design & museum outlets Lavinia Greenlaw is a prize-winning poet and author and will be available for promotional opportunities at time of publication. Publishing in paperback for the first time in NHE's distinctive design with French Flaps.

The Victorian artist and activist William Morris travelled to Iceland in search of an answer to the problem of how to live.Morris's intimate journals, written for a friend, unconsciously explore questions of travel, noting his reaction to the idea of leaving or arriving, to hurry and delay, what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw draws out these questions as she follows in the footprints of Morris's prose, responding to its surfaces and undercurrents, extending its horizons. The result is a new and composite work, which brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.