{"product_id":"9781447284055","title":"Sentenced to Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: James, Clive\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLanguage\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 22 September 2016 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 80 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 8 | 110g\u003cp\u003eIn 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 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: Sentenced to Life represents a career high point from one of the greatest literary intelligences of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis other poetry collections include Collected Poems, Angels Over Elsinore and Injury Time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James, Clive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465685307576,"sku":"9781447284055","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781447284055.jpg?v=1734703556","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781447284055","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}