I have also recently listened to Alice Oswold’’s Oxford Lectures, which are fabulous and fun and generous. Yes, she releases poetry into the wild with, seemingly, an unfashionable selflessness. Thank you for this thoughtful piece and for mentioning my little book.
Wise words on individuality. I think ”happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” applies to poetry too, to some extent
I have also recently listened to Alice Oswold’’s Oxford Lectures, which are fabulous and fun and generous. Yes, she releases poetry into the wild with, seemingly, an unfashionable selflessness. Thank you for this thoughtful piece and for mentioning my little book.
Wise words on individuality. I think ”happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” applies to poetry too, to some extent