The River in the Sky by Clive James Valley Press including Albania

including Albania

and austere

these charged and challenging poems never shy from confrontation

qualities sacrificed in most versions to a homogenising

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

The River in the Sky by Clive James Valley Press including AlbaniaClive 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