The Thing in the Gap Stone Stile

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICEThe Thing in the Gap-Stone Stile, Alice Oswald's first collection of poems, announced the arrival of a distinctive new voice.

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE

The Thing in the Gap-Stone Stile, Alice Oswald''s first collection of poems, announced the arrival of a distinctive new voice. Shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, the book introduced readers to her meditative, intensely musical style, and her breath-taking gift for visionary writing.

''The poetry of Alice Oswald arrives like a zephyr . . . a fresh and exciting first collection.'' Kathleen Jamie, Times Literary Supplement

''an inspired debut of lightly-worn wisdom and verbal panache.'' John Fuller

''Alice Oswald throws the windows of the imagination open; she places a fingertip on the pulse of tradition, and proves it is still very much alive.'' The Times

• | Author: Alice Oswald
• | Publisher: Faber & Faber
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2007
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780571236947
• | ISBN-10: 0571236944