Poetry notebook
Subtitle: reflections on the intensity of language
By: Clive James
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781631490279
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Poetics; History and criticism; Poetry
Description: "The last ten years has unequivocally demonstrated that Clive James is far more than a mere talking head. Once known as one of the English-speaking world s most popular television personalities, James has gone on to be a celebrated essayist, translator, and poet. The appearance of Poetry Notebook, which distills his passion for poetry into one indispensable volume, further adds to our appreciation of a world-class intellectual and Renaissance man. Poetry Notebook examines the poems and legacies of a panorama of twentieth-century poets, from Hart Crane to Ezra Pound (a mad old amateur fascist with a panascopic grab bag ), from Ted Hughes to Anne Sexton. Whether demanding that poetry be heard beyond the world of poetry or opining on his five favorite poetry books (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"--Publisher's description.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain under the title Poetry Notebook: 2006-2014"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Notes on poetry. Listening to the flavour; title: Five favourite poetry books; title: The arrow has not two points; title: Meeting MacNeice; title: Little low heavens; title: On a second reading; title: Poetry archive tour; title: The necessary minimum; title: A deeper consideration; title: Product placement in modern poetry; title: Technique's marginal centrality; title: A stretch of verse; title: The Donaghy negotiation; title: There you come home; title: Interior music; title: Other articles about poetry. John Updike's poetic finality; title: Stephen Edgar stays perfect; title: Poetry heaven, election hell; title: Les Murray's palatial new shed; title: Talking to posterity: Peter Porter 1929-2010; title: Elegance in overalls: the American pastoral of Christian Wiman; title: Michael Longley blends in; title: Spectator diary; title: Building the sound of sense; title: Finale to a notebook. Trumpets at sunset; title: Provenance of chapters.