{"product_id":"sentenced-to-life-poems-9781631491726","title":"Sentenced to Life: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection of \"technically and emotionally heart-stopping poems\" (\u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e)--including \"Japanese Maple,\" which was published in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e to great acclaim--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 grappling with death and his current illness--are primarily a celebration of what is treasurable and memorable in our time here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgain and again, James reminds us that he is not only a poet of effortless wit and lyric accomplishment but 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. The poems of \u003cem\u003eSentenced to Life\u003c\/em\u003e represents a career high point from one of the greatest literary intellects of our age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, Clive:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eClive James\u003c\/strong\u003e (1939--2019), author of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eCultural Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePoetry Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e, was an Officer of the Order of Australia and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His writing appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873923436818,"sku":"9781631491726","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73f906a3-ce97-4b19-a606-b37d22cbc121.jpg?v=1737973710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sentenced-to-life-poems-9781631491726","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}