Words in Air connects you instantly with poetry and place, in that very place - and from anywhere you happen to be.

Look at poetry in an entirely new way, with Words in Air. This unique app is a self-contained poetry anthology by contemporary and classic poets, with over 50 poems linked to locations scattered across the United Kingdom. Discover the places which inspired famous poems -- ones you might already know and love, as well as places which have sparked inspiring work by a rich selection of newly, and well-established, award-winning published poets.

Tap on 'Nearest Poem' to enjoy a poem closest to your current location. Then tap into the background notes to help you understand its context. Discover even more about the poet, poem and/or place through the web link provided for each poem.

Experience how a familiar place can suddenly seem new to you, and how a new place can suddenly feel familiar, through realising that it inspired a poet!

Features

* Words in Air uses your device's location abilities to find the poem nearest you.

*All poems are stored in your device - no need for network access to read them.

* If your location cannot be determined, or if you're outside the UK, use the Words in Air map to explore. No matter where you are, you can access all poems and background information. Explore this unique map of inspiration as you navigate the UK's urban, suburban and rural landscapes.

* If you're planning a trip to, or within, the UK, or if you're an armchair traveller, Words in Air offers you the same rich source of enjoyment, inspiration, and information. It's a unique digital anthology of poetry inspired by specific places.

The Words in Air project is just beginning. More places of inspiration will gradually be within your reach as we update the app with more poems.

Here are the poets, contemporary and classic, whose brilliant work you can enjoy with Words in Air:

Fleur Adcock, Julia Bird, William Blake, Charlotte Bronte, Andy Brown, Alan Brownjohn, John Burnside, Caroline Carver, Helen Dunmore, Anne-Marie Fyfe, John Greening, Jenny Hamlett, David Harsent, Judith Jedamus, Alan Jenkins, Judith Kazantzis, John Keats, Daljit Nagra, Sean O'Brien, Peter Redgrove,
Robin Robertson, Fiona Sampson, Penelope Shuttle, Angela Stoner, George Szirtes, Edward Thomas, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats, Tamar Yoseloff.

Stand where these poets stood. Words in Air will pinpoint the place for you that sparked each poem. Visit, virtually and for real, to gain a deeper understanding of the creative process, through the revealing relationship between poetry and place.