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Alice Oswald

British poet
Person Human Q4726044

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
1966, August 31, 1966[6]
Place of birth
Reading
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[13]
Occupation
poet, writer, gardener
Field of work
poetry[14]
Award received
Cholmondeley Award, Eric Gregory Award, Popescu Prize, Hawthornden Prize[15][16][17][18]
Father
Charles Keen[7]
Mother
Lady Mary Keen[8]
Spouse
Peter Oswald[9]
Child
Joseph Oswald, Lyle Oswald, Io Oswald[10][11][12]
Sibling
Will Keen, Laura Beatty, Eleanor Keen[26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Oswald, Keen[20][21]
Given name
Alice, Priscilla, Lyle[22][23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alice Keen en Alice Oswald en Alice Priscilla Lyle Keen en Alice Priscilla Lyle Oswald ar أليس أوزوالد fa آلیس آسوالد he אליס אוסוולד ja アリス・オズワルド nl Alice Priscilla Lyle Keen ru Освальд, Элис ru Элис Освальд zh 艾丽丝·奥斯瓦尔德
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000109560133
VIAF cluster ID
14019756
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95067960
GND ID
1112333886
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alice Oswald.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
df1b541c-0791-47c3-8fe4-45d8fcd8ed71
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162015061
CANTIC ID
981058615517306706
CONOR.SI ID
138620515
DDB person (GND) ID
1112333886
Databazeknih.cz author ID
156649
Discogs artist ID
5322089
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Freebase ID
/m/078nkj
IdRef ID
075864878
J9U entity ID
987007352560305171
LRB contributor ID
alice-oswald
MusicBrainz artist ID
ac331cc1-4197-41f9-8503-54bf9cbaa62b
NL CR AUT ID
pna2017945062
NUKAT ID
n2010105568
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810666502405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5351344
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
317324144
Orlando author ID
oswaal
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100256487
Poetry Archive poet ID
alice-oswald
Poetry Foundation ID
alice-oswald
Poetry In Voice poet ID
alice-oswald
Poetry International Web poet ID
23542
SBN author ID
BCTV001765
SNAC ARK ID
w6k22ftp
The Peerage person ID
p32097.htm#i320963
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdWK6W6F7fCq7PjVwvWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/e177fdfe-1a74-4708-80eb-8a9bfad368da

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Hawthornden Prize, Cholmondeley Award, Popescu Prize
Occupation 2
writer, poet
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Oswald
Field of work 1
poetry
Given name 1
Alice
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Reading
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Will Keen
Siblings 1
Will Keen
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Summary

Alice Oswald was born in 1966[1] in Reading[2]. She has worked as a poet[3], writer[4], and gardener[5].

FAQs

Where was Alice Oswald born?

Alice Oswald was born in Reading[2].

Who were Alice Oswald's parents?

Alice Oswald's father was Charles Keen[7]. Alice Oswald's mother was Lady Mary Keen[8].

Who was Alice Oswald married to?

Alice Oswald's spouses include Peter Oswald[9].

What did Alice Oswald do for work?

Alice Oswald worked as a poet[3], writer[4], and gardener[5].

What awards did Alice Oswald receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award[15], Eric Gregory Award[16], Popescu Prize[17], and Hawthornden Prize[18].

Related Entities

poetry United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Oswald, Keen
    Given name → Alice, Priscilla, Lyle
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42545"
  2. 22w ago · Singularity42 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alice, Priscilla, Lyle
    "Changed claim: Given name: Alice"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, gardener
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  4. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, gardener
    Mother → Lady Mary Keen
    Sibling → Will Keen, Laura Beatty, Eleanor Keen
    Sex or gender → female
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058615517306706, batch #257571"
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