Clive James

Verse Letter

27 June 2015 9:00 am

In reply to Ann Baer, aged 101, of Richmond-on-Thames.   Your handwriting, so perfect for its style And firmness, made…

Too Many Poets

11 April 2015 9:00 am

Too many poets pack a line with thought But melody refuses to take wing. It’s not that meaning has been…

Sunset Hails a Rising

13 December 2014 9:00 am

O lente, lente currite noctis equi! — Marlowe, after Ovid.   La mer, la mer, toujours recommencée. —Valéry.   Dying…