High dungeon was a feeling I knew well When mockery from men weighed on my soul. As your Prime Minister I went through hell, If I can say so without hyperbowl. Triumphant now in power, the men of hate Who howled that I was unfit for command Make prejudice a tenant of the state. Don’t speak to me about the Taliband:
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Clive James
Clive James (1939–2019) was a distinguished critic, poet, author, television performer, journalist, and lyricist. He was born and raised in Sydney, where he attended Sydney University. From 1961 he lived in England. Among his countless publications are nine poetry collections, four novels, a translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy, five volumes of memoirs (most famously Unreliable Memoirs), and many collections of literary and television criticism. He wrote for ABR twenty times between 2001 and 2015.
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A Context for Intensity
Clive James
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