Forward Prizes for Poetry
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (1996) Winner
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Edition 16 (2007) Excellence Award
Alice Oswald
アリス・オズワルド
Arisu Ozuwarudo
Aliases:
Alice Priscilla Lyle Oswald / Alice Priscilla Lyle Keen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-08-31 （Reading, Berkshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- near Totnes, Devon → Reading, Berkshire
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Gardener
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- Oxford Professor of Poetry, BBC Radio 4 Poet-in-Residence
- Nominations
- Nominated for T. S. Eliot Prize (1997,2005,2011), Nominated for Forward Poetry Prize (1996,2005)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New College, Oxford | — | Classics | — | — | United Kingdom |
New College, Oxford
Classics
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | T. S. Eliot Prize | Dart | — | T. S. Eliot Prize | winner |
| 2017 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Falling Awake | — | Griffin Trust | winner |
| 2016 | Costa Book Award (Poetry) | Falling Awake | — | Costa Book Awards | winner |
| 1994 | Eric Gregory Award | — | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2009 | Ted Hughes Award | Weeds and Wild Flowers | — | Poetry Society | winner |
T. S. Eliot Prize
2002
Work:
Dart
Organization:
T. S. Eliot Prize
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
2017
Work:
Falling Awake
Organization:
Griffin Trust
Result:
winner
Costa Book Award (Poetry)
2016
Work:
Falling Awake
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
winner
Eric Gregory Award
1994
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Ted Hughes Award
2009
Work:
Weeds and Wild Flowers
Organization:
Poetry Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2002) Winner
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 70 (2010) Winner
Warwick Prize for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2013) Winner
Popescu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2013) Winner
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2016) Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Dart
2002 Poetry collectionCombines verse and prose to tell the story of the River Dart from multiple perspectives.
RiverNaturePolyphony
Memorial
2011 Poetry collectionAn excavation of the Iliad focusing on the named dead.
WarDeathClassics
Falling Awake
2016 Poetry collectionPoetry exploring the boundary between nature and dreams.
NatureDreamsTransformation
Bibliography
- The Thing in the Gap-Stone Stile
- Dart
- Woods etc.
- Weeds and Wild Flowers
- A sleepwalk on the Severn
- Memorial
- Falling Awake
- Nobody
- A Short Story of Falling
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich natural imageryOral rhythmsClassical reinterpretation
- Recurring Motifs
- WaterLandscapeDeath
Legacy
Leading contemporary British poet known for innovative style blending nature, classics, and oral traditions, winner of major poetry prizes.
In Popular Culture
- Sister of actor Will Keen, aunt of Dafne Keen.
Trivia
- Wife of playwright Peter Oswald, mother of three children.
- Trained as a gardener and worked at Chelsea Physic Garden, Wisley, and Clovelly Court Gardens.
- Arrested in 2025 at a protest supporting proscribed group Palestine Action.