Clive James

Verse Letter

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

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

Verse Letter

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

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

Too Many Poets

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

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

Too Many Poets

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

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

11 December 2014 3:00 pm

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

Sunset Hails a Rising

11 December 2014 3:00 pm

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