A well-received recent birthday gift was a collection of poems chosen by Clive James in a book of the above

title.  The author was signing off on a distinguished career that managed a perfect balance of literary

intellect and wry humour that made (and makes) his writing so appealing.  The book also contains comments

about each poem selected by him plus advice on giving public performances of poetry.  All in all, a highly

recommended farewell to a life well lived.

You may not agree with all of his choices but the result taken as a whole is surely a very worthwhile

wave of farewell from a hugely talented and much missed creative spirit.