The River in the Sky by Clive James Valley Press these charged and challenging poems

these charged and challenging poems never shy from confrontation

Joanne Limburg commemorates both in her third collection

one of those books that breaks new ground in how to approach writing about the unwritable

for the next few centuries at least

Clamor was the first book of poetry to win Britain’s Dylan Thomas Prize

The River in the Sky by Clive James Valley Press these charged and challenging poemsClive James has been close to death for several years, and he has written about the experience in a series of deeply moving poems. In Sentenced to Life, he was clear sighted as he faced the end, honest about his regrets. In Injury Time, he wrote about living well in the time remaining, focusing our attention on the joys of family and art, and celebrating the immediate beauty of the world. When The River in the Sky opens, we find James in ill health