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by Clive James

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Clive James is one of our finest critics and best-beloved cultural voices. He is also a prize-winning poet. Since he was first enthralled by the mysterious power of poetry, he has been a dedicated student. In fact, for him, poetry has been nothing less than the occupation of his lifetime, and in this book he presents a distillation of all he's learned about the art form that matters to him most.

With his customary wit, delightfully lucid prose style and wide-ranging knowledge, Clive James explains the difference between the innocuous stuff so prevalent today and a real poem: the latter being a work of unity that insists on being heard entire and threatens never to leave the memory. A committed formalist and an astute commentator, James examines the poems and legacies of a panorama of twentieth-century poets, from Hart Crane to Ezra Pound, from Ted Hughes to Anne Sexton. In some cases he includes second readings or rereadings from later in life--just to be sure he wasn't wrong the first time! Whether demanding that poetry must be heard beyond the world of poetry or opining on his five favorite poets (Yeats, Frost, Auden, Wilbur, and Larkin), James captures the whole truth of life's transience in this unforgettably eloquent book on how to read and appreciate modern poetry.

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  • Title Poetry Notebook: Reflections on the Intensity of Language
  • Author Clive James
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Liveright Publishing Corporation
  • Publication date 2015-03
  • ISBN 9781631490279 / 1631490273
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9 in (21.34 x 14.48 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: European Union Studies
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Poetics, Poetry - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014046766
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.1

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2015, Page 22
  • Library Journal, 03/15/2015, Page 101
  • New York Review of Books, 09/24/2015, Page 77
  • New York Times Book Review, 09/06/2015, Page 26
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/23/2015, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 03/31/2015, Page 0

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