Sentenced to Life by Clive James Books a bringing to light of

a bringing to light of that which is obscured or lost

about love and loss

Bernard O'Donoghue is the author of six poetry collections

Tishani Doshi

Sentenced to Life by Clive James Books a bringing to light ofIn his insightful collection of poems 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 open dealings with death and illness are primarily a celebration of what is treasurable and memorable in our time here. Again and again, James reminds us that he is not only a poet of effortless wit and lyric accomplishment: he is also