Alice Oswald - Dart
Thu, 2005-08-11 13:29
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Alice Oswald - Dart
Anyone read it? It's great.
It follows the river dart, weaving in all the different voices of people who live/work on the river. It's based on real interviews and, at the side of the page, it tells you who's voice/interview is influencing the poem. It feels very original.
Joe
markbrown
It's yonks since I read a book length poem. The last two I can think of are 'By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept' by Elizabeth Smart which I thought was wonderful and Xanadu by Simon Armitage which rocked me down to my holy socks.
Brooklands
Xanadu - didn't realise that was a book-length poem. I've read most other Armitage. He can sometimes be a touch twee but when he gets it right, there are no better. I've been seeing some of his new poems are doing the rounds of the poetry mags so I think he must have a new collection on the way. He had some awesome ones in the latest Rialto. Unusually long for him, but very good.