A Sleepwalk on the Severn

A Sleepwalk on the Severn
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 49
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ISBN-10 : 9780393355987
ISBN-13 : 0393355985
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Book Synopsis A Sleepwalk on the Severn by : Alice Oswald

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.


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