Opal Sunset: Selected Poems, 1958-2008

by Clive James

Book Overview

With this coruscating work, James, swimming through cultural debris both high and low, dispenses with his reputation as a perennial court jester, establishing himself as a poet of enduring power and resonance.

from "Angels Over Elsinore"

How many angels knew who Hamlet was

When they were summoned by Horatio?

They probably showed up only because

The roster said it was their turn to go.

Another day, another...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393067076
• ISBN13: 9780393067071
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"