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Woods etc.
Woods etc. | Alice Oswald
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Woods etc. is Alice Oswald's third collection of poems, and follows the success of her widely acclaimed river-poem Dart, which was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Extending the concerns of Dart and written over a period of several years, these poems combine abrupt honesty with an exuberant rhetorical confidence, at times recalling the oral and anonymous tradition with which they share such affinity.
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Two of my library reservations came in! 😄
I only read Woods earlier this year but I already need to read it again.
And look: there are woods on the cover of Hild, too.

Melissa_J I really liked Hild. 6y
Cathythoughts These both look great. Screenshot taken 👍🏻 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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Here's my (slightly belated) reading wrap-up for January. The tagged book was my favourite of the month.

I seriously need to start prioritising my own books over library books. 😱

Christine11 So pretty! 😊 6y
PurpleyPumpkin Good job for January!👏🏽 6y
Andrew65 Well done! 👍 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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I've long thought that poetry is my mind's native language; even so, it's a while since I've found a poetry collection as compelling as this. In much "nature writing", even, the natural world largely functions as a backdrop for human concerns. Alice Oswald recognises and gives voice to its intrinsic power and agency. Seeing through her eyes is a startling and energising experience. This book is thrilling!
#poetrychallenge2018 @Natasha.C.Barnes

Tamra Oh, I like the focus on nature itself! Stacked 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes Yes please! Sounds fantastic 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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"the tilting footbridge of a glance" ?
#poetrychallenge2018 @Natasha.C.Barnes

Natasha.C.Barnes GREAT line 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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I wonder what Wordsworth would think of this.
I do enjoy it when poets strike up a "conversation" with each other in this way.
In related news, I rejoined the Poetry Book Society today.
#poetrychallenge2018 @Natasha.C.Barnes

Natasha.C.Barnes I love this! 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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#poetrychallenge2018 @Natasha.C.Barnes
This book keeps saying to me, "You know nothing. You have seen nothing." And I am all rapt attention. ?

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quietlycuriouskate
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"O God the featherer" ?
Dear Alice Oswald, why oh why have I not read you before now?!

Also, happy Thanksgiving to the American Littens: it's just Thursday here (UK) but I'm grateful to have found and to feel part of the wonderful community that is Litsy. ?

AmyG ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
rockpools Happy Just Thursday! 6y
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