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y separately published work icon Opal Sunset : Selected Poems, 1958-2008 selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Opal Sunset : Selected Poems, 1958-2008
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Contents

* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:W. W. Norton , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Book of My Enemy Has Been Remainderedi"The book of my enemy has been remaindered", Clive James , single work poetry satire (p. 1-2)
Sack Artisti"Reeling between the redhead and the blonde", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 3-6)
A Gesture Towards James Joycei"The gesture towards Finnegans Wake was deliberate", Clive James , single work poetry satire (p. 7-9)
Note: Epigraph: My gesture towards Finnegans Wake is deliberate. - Ronald Bush, T. S. Eliot: A Study in Character and Style.
Thoughts on Feeling Carbon-Datedi"No moons are left to see the other side of.", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 10)
Johnny Weissmuller Dead in Acapulcoi"Apart possibly from waving hello to the cliff-divers", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
Will Those Responsible Come Forward?i"May the Lord have mercy on all those peoples", Clive James , single work poetry satire (p. 14-16)
Echo Echo Echoi"Changes in temperature entail turmoil", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
The Anchor of the Siriusi"Triangular Macquarie Place, up from the Quay", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
The Ferry Tokeni"Not gold but some base alloy, it stays good", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 22)
A Valediction for Philip Larkini"You never travelled much but now you have", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 23-29)
Jet-Lag in Tokyoi"Flat feet kept Einstein out of the army.", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
What Happened to Audeni"His stunning first lines burst out of the page", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 32-36)
Last Night the Sea Dreamed It Was Greta Scacchii"Last night the sea dreamed it was Greta Scacchi.", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Drama in the Soviet Unioni"When Kaganovich, brother-in-law of Stalin,", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Budge Upi"Flowering cherry pales to brush-stroke pink at blossom fall", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 41)
Bring Me the Sweat of Gabriela Sabatinii"Bring me the sweat of Gabriela Sabatini", Clive James , single work poetry humour (p. 42-46)
Go Back to the Opal Sunseti"Go back to the opal sunset, where the wine", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
The Eternity Mani"Never filmed, he was photgraphed only once,", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 49-54)
Reflections in an Extended Kitcheni"Late summer charms the birds out of the trees", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
Simple Stanzas About Modern Mastersi"If T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
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