Poets Simon Armitage and Glyn Maxwell continue their thousand-mile journey from Salvador on the east coast of Brazil to the Amazon rainforest. They also share some poetry inspired by the experience.
4: Fishing the Sky. At the Xixuau reserve, on the banks of the river, thoughts turn to food. A night-fishing trip under the southern stars hauls in piranha and rainbow bass, and a foray through the reserve's plantation to gather bananas and manioc leads to a nest of fire ants.
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