![]() We get into the role of culture, the future of the Middle East, his first encounter with a Jew, the books he made a priority of when he realized his time was short, why it’s okay for actors to be shallow, and how he wrote a critique of Daniel Goldhagen while dressed as a mariachi singer for a TV show in Mexico. The question is why: Why when your body is about to come apart, is there such appeal in reading such highly organized argument and imagery?” “All that poetry comes in handy when you lie there, contemplating the end. We talk about his two new books - Poetry Notebook (Liveright) and Sentenced To Life (Picador, UK only) - and the ones he’s working on, and how he faced two choices after his diagnoses: lie back on a couch, admire himself for his achievements, and sign off or go on as if he had forever. He joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about poetry, mortality, binge-watching Veronica Mars, writing Cultural Amnesia (one of my favorite books), being Australian despite 50 years in the UK, how his showbiz career hurt (and helped) his literary legacy, and a lot more. And art isn’t really made out being reasonable.”Ĭlive James was diagnosed with leukemia and emphysema several years ago, but the poet, essayist, memoirist, novelist, TV host, and charter member of the Virtual Memories Show Dream List hasn’t let his ailments silence him. When you’re caught up in what you’re doing, it’s very hard to be reasonable. ![]() “I should have led a more balanced life, but that’s easy to say at the end of things. ![]()
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