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'Renowned critic and bestselling writer Clive James sets down his thoughts on the art form which matters to him most: poetry.'

'Clive James is one of our finest critics and best-loved cultural voices. He is also a prize-winning poet. Since he was first enthralled by the mysterious power of poetry, he has been a dedicated student. In fact, for Clive, poetry has been nothing less than the occupation of a lifetime, and in this book he presents a distillation of all he's learned about the art form that matters to him most.'

'With his customary wit, delightfully lucid prose style and wide-ranging knowledge, Clive explains the difference between the innocuous stuff that often passes for poetry today and a real poem: the latter being a work of unity that insists on being heard entire and threatens never to leave the memory. A committed formalist and an astute commentator, Clive offers close and careful readings of individual poems and poets (from Shakespeare to Larkin, Keats to Pound), and in some case second readings or re-readings late in life - just to be sure he wasn't wrong the first time! Whether discussing technical details of metaphorical creativity or simply praising his five favourite collections of all time, he is never less than captivating.'

'Filled with insight and written with an honest, infectious enthusiasm, Poetry Notebook is the product of over fifty years of writing, reading, translating and thinking about poetry.' (Source: Publisher's website)

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      Picador ,
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      Extent: 192p.
      Reprinted: 2016
      Note/s:
      • First published 9 October 2014
      ISBN: 9781447269106

Works about this Work

A Quest for Clarity John Banville , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Review of Books , 24 September vol. 62 no. 14 2015;

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay ; Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
Clive James : Poetry Notebook: 2006-2014 Martin Duwell , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Review , vol. 10 no. 2015;

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
Sentenced to Life Review – Clive James’s Poems from Death’s Door Blake Morrison , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 March 2015;

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
Clive James: ‘I’ve Got a Lot Done since My Death’ Robert McCrum , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 March 2015;
Necessary as Oxygen Geordie Williamson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 368 2015; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
'Poetry ‘cannot be an ark to help us survive the flood’, wrote Zbigniew Herbert in 1948: ‘It has to be our daily bread, an article of primary need.’ Nothing could be more truly said of Clive James’s approach to poetry. His latest assemblage of essays, reviews, and miscellanea, collected over the years that straddle his diagnosis of leukemia, feel necessary as oxygen. There is a quiet restlessness too: a sense of sorting papers into some final order.' (Introduction)
Kogarah Kid Looks Back on Beautiful Seduction James McNamara , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 November 2014; (p. 16-17)

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
Clive James Rescues Poems from Theory and Fashion A. P. Riemer , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 December 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
Well Read Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 January 2015; (p. 26)

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay ; The Writing Life (Book 2) David Malouf , 2014 selected work criticism
Necessary as Oxygen Geordie Williamson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 368 2015; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
'Poetry ‘cannot be an ark to help us survive the flood’, wrote Zbigniew Herbert in 1948: ‘It has to be our daily bread, an article of primary need.’ Nothing could be more truly said of Clive James’s approach to poetry. His latest assemblage of essays, reviews, and miscellanea, collected over the years that straddle his diagnosis of leukemia, feel necessary as oxygen. There is a quiet restlessness too: a sense of sorting papers into some final order.' (Introduction)
Sentenced to Life Review – Clive James’s Poems from Death’s Door Blake Morrison , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 March 2015;

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay
Clive a Poet Above it All Phil Brown , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 October 2014; (p. 7)
Clive James: ‘I’ve Got a Lot Done since My Death’ Robert McCrum , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 March 2015;
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