Sentenced to Life
Author | : Clive James |
Publisher | : Picador |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2016-09-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 1447284054 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781447284055 |
Rating | : 4/5 (055 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sentenced to Life written by Clive James and published by Picador. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his insightful collection of poems Clive James looks back over an extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty. There are regrets, but no trace of self-pity in these verses, which - for all their open dealings with death and illness - are primarily a celebration of what is treasurable and memorable in our time here. Again and again, James reminds us that he is not only a poet of effortless wit and lyric accomplishment: he is also an immensely wise one, who delights in using poetic form to bring a razor-sharp focus to his thought. Miraculously, these poems see James writing with his insight and energy not only undiminished but positively charged by his situation: Sentenced to Life represents a career high point from one of the greatest literary intelligences of the age.