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.