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My Take
Alice Oswald is one of those poets whose biography quietly explains the work: she is also a gardener, and you sense that intimacy with soil and water in the precision of her language. Winning the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Griffin, and serving as Oxford Professor of Poetry, she has every institutional honor, yet her gaze stays fixed on rivers, weather, and the living world rather than on literary fashion. I admire writers who keep their hands in the dirt, literally and otherwise. Her poems feel meant to be read aloud, and that oral, breathing quality is, for me, what makes them last.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alice Oswald
- Name (Japanese)
- アリス・オズワルド
- Reading
- ありす・おずわるど
- Born
- January 1, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- poet / writer / gardener
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Cholmondeley Award
- 1994 Eric Gregory Award
- 2013 Popescu Prize
- 2010 Hawthornden Prize
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20Oswald
Frequently asked questions
When was Alice Oswald born?
Born January 1, 1966 (age 60).
Where is Alice Oswald from?
Alice Oswald is from Reading, United Kingdom.
What does Alice Oswald do?
Alice Oswald works as poet, writer, gardener.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.