{"id":6337,"date":"2015-03-20T13:11:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T13:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=6337"},"modified":"2015-03-20T13:11:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T13:11:26","slug":"have-you-seen-the-pavement-poet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/20\/have-you-seen-the-pavement-poet\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you seen the Pavement Poet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF street became a black board for poetry about current topics yesterday as the Pavement Poet expressed his art with multi-coloured chalk.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6357\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HP_Poet11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6357\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HP_Poet11-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Pavement poet in Cardiff\" width=\"306\" height=\"216\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6357\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HP_Poet11-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Pavement poet in Cardiff\" width=\"306\" height=\"216\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Pavement poet in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepavementpoet\">Daniel Rowland<\/a>, 29, is travelling to various parts of the UK with nothing more than a tent, clothes and a bag of chalk. Yesterday, he was on The Friary, near Queen Street, writing a range of poems about politics, nature, spirituality and life in general.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6358\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HP_Poet3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6358\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HP_Poet3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The pavement poet's work on Queen Street\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6358\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HP_Poet3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The pavement poet's work on Queen Street\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The pavement poet&#8217;s work on Queen Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cEvery floor and every space is different. I work with the space and decorate it with art,\u201d he said. \u201cIt all started when I was at a gathering and a friend of mine said he had been lighting fire in people&#8217;s hearts with chalk, writing inspirational quotes.<br \/>\n\u201cI tried it and have loved it ever since. The poems always have metre and I try to make some of them rhyme. A lot of people like it and give positive comments. Occasionally some people will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flicwiltshire.com\/News\/General\/Council-will-take-action-against-chalk-pavement-poet-.aspx#.VQwaCWSsV3U\">moan<\/a> about it and say it&#8217;s graffiti. But the chalk is washable so it won&#8217;t be there for long, especially if it rains.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6362\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10414917_1612402955655736_4949881116444790561_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6362\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10414917_1612402955655736_4949881116444790561_n-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"A curious onlooker marvels at the Pavement Poet's piece.\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6362\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10414917_1612402955655736_4949881116444790561_n-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"A curious onlooker marvels at the Pavement Poet's piece.\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> A curious onlooker marvels at the Pavement Poet&#8217;s piece.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Rowland, who is originally from Wiltshire, travels from one city to the next, either by public transport, hitchhiking or even on foot depending on the weather. Six days ago he was on the Isle of Wight, yesterday he was in Cardiff. \u00a0He is in Swansea today and he plans to tackle Scotland and Ireland in the near future.<br \/>\nWant to see where the Pavement Poet has been? See our map below:<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=zrRQ9baa9Nus.kvTXRg_JKvxs\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=zrRQ9baa9Nus.kvTXRg_JKvxs\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF street became a black board for poetry about current topics yesterday as the Pavement Poet expressed his art with multi-coloured chalk. Daniel Rowland, 29, is travelling to various parts of the UK with nothing more than a tent, clothes and a bag of chalk. Yesterday, he was on The Friary, near Queen Street, writing a range of poems about politics, nature, spirituality and life in general. \u201cEvery floor and every space is different. 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