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 breathtaking 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

Pages: 64, Dimensions: 13.3x13.3cm