“the same dizziness the same life like a metal beam whacks me on the head again as when a man slinks home after battle alive alive and nobody else was that lucky who is it trapped in this living shape pushing the door with his hands still covered in blood”
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Alice Oswald is a renowned British contemporary poet, born in 1966. Her poetry focuses on natural landscapes and delves into the relationship between humans and nature. Oswald's work is characterized by its unique style and concise language, which has won her a wide audience. more
“as soon as the grief as soon as a ghost begins to shake me from the inside”
“a kiss gives off a swoosh of amnesia”
“which is a memory which happens again and again”
“what a block of hope what a kleptomaniac what a thief of life I am”
“and the whole apparition only ever known backwards already too late now almost gone”
“little distant sounds of shut-away singing”