A Sleepwalk On The Severn

Presented as a multi-voiced sequence, the work blends registers and personae into a single nocturnal voyage. Voices speak toward the moment of moonrise, their language moving between lyric reflection, ritual incantation, and earthly detail. The effect is intimate and expansive—a listening room where water, weather, memory, and speech illuminate one another.

The reading experience is immersive and musical. The varied voices and time shifts reward slow reading and repeated returns. Readers move through the text as if strolling the estuary at night, hearing how the moon's light reshapes sound and meaning.

• Five distinct moon forms anchor the narrative with varied mood and form
• Voices from living and departed figures drawn from real Severn communities
• Water, night, and language imagery paired with tidal rhythm
• Lyrical, precise writing with shifting registers and cadences
• Encourages reflective reading, attentive listening, and rereading

What you gain after finishing is a heightened sense of place and language: a quieter, more attentive way of experiencing water, moonlight, and memory. It builds curiosity about land and voice, invites contemplative enjoyment, and leaves a lasting impression of the Severn’s night-time voice.