Poetry Notebook: Reflections on the Intensity of Language

by Clive James

Since its initial publication, Poetry Notebook has become a must-read for any lover of poetry. Somewhat of an iconoclast, Clive James gets to the heart of truths about poetry not always addressed, "some hard" but always "firmly committed to celebration" (Martin Amis). He presents a distillation of all he's learned about the art form that matters to him most. James examines the poems and legacies of a panorama of twentieth-century poets, from Hart...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631491423
• ISBN13: 9781631491429
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"