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Clive James
On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages
Jason Guriel on the Evolution of Stylized Insults, from “Turdsworth” to “Tru-Anon”
By
Jason Guriel
| August 13, 2021
Clive James on the Poetry of Kingsley Amis
As Talented a Poet as He Was a Novelist
By
Clive James
| July 25, 2016
Clive James on Dying, Poetry, and the Wonders of the English Language
Part Two of Clive James Conversation with Paul Holdengraber
By
Literary Hub
| March 2, 2016
Clive James on Death, Poetry, and His Brand New Bookshelves
Paul Holdengraber in Conversation with the Legendary Poet and Critic
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Literary Hub
| February 24, 2016
10 Over 75: A Reading List of the Old and Wise
Over Eight Hundred Years of the Writing Life, From Athill to Wouk
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Bethanne Patrick
| January 21, 2016
The Year in Quotations
New Additions to Bartlett's Quotations for 2015
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Literary Hub
| December 31, 2015
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