A Sleepwalk on the Severn
Author | : Alice Oswald |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2018-11-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393355987 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393355985 |
Rating | : 4/5 (985 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Sleepwalk on the Severn written by Alice Oswald and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An early work from the acclaimed poet of Memorial and Falling Awake, appearing for the first time in the United States. A Sleepwalk on the Severn is a reflective, book-length poem in several registers, using dramatic dialogue. Ghostly, meditative, and characterized by Alice Oswald’s signature sensitivity to nature, the poem chronicles a night on the Severn Estuary as the moonrise travels through its five stages: new moon, half moon, full moon, no moon, and moon reborn.