Collected Poems by Clive James - ISBN: 9781509812400
Hardcover
Life, death, wit, and wisdom: Clive James’s timeless verses collected.

Collected Poems

1958 - 2015

$88.88

  • Hardcover

    560 pages

  • Release Date

    26 April 2016

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Summary

The “technically and emotionally heart-stopping poems” (Spectator) of Clive James are collected in this decades-spanning volume.

Clive James’s reputation as a poet has become impossible to ignore. His recent poems looking back over his extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty, such as ‘Japanese Maple’ (first published in the New Yorker in 2014), became global news events upon their publication. His most recent collection, Sentenced to Life, was a phenomenal …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509812400
ISBN-10:1509812407
Author:Clive James
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:560
Edition:Main Market Ed.
Release Date:26 April 2016
Weight:1.02kg
Dimensions:46mm x 162mm x 240mm
Audience Age:18
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Collected Poems by Clive James - ISBN: 9781509812400
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Critics Review

He is a unique figure, a straddler of genres and a bridger of the gaps between high and low culture. He will be seen, I think, as one of the most important and influential writers of our time

James writes with exquisite perception and surgical precision; he is a poet of powerful argument and emotional force * The Times *
A writer whose commanding voice contains a constant variety of colour and tone – Robert McCrum * Observer *
After writing poems for 50 years, his technique is deft and assured * Independent on Saturday *
He is a unique figure, a straddler of genres and a bridger of the gaps between high and low culture. He will be seen, I think, as one of the most important and influential writers of our time – Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *
A verse highlight of my year – Keith Bruce * Herald *

About The Author

Clive James

Clive James is the multi-million-copy bestselling author of more than forty books. His poetry collection Sentenced to Life and his translation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy were both Sunday Times top ten bestsellers, and his collections of verse have been shortlisted for many prizes. In 2012 he was appointed CBE and in 2013 an Officer of the Order of Australia.

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