Reviews of Clive's work
Mainline to the Heart
The life of feeling is celebrated in this poetry in such a way that it is inseparable from the life of verse. It is through poetic expression that passion finds its utmost meaning. This poetry itself is a “mainline to the heart”. Drug use, sex, love, the city are all transformed by verse into a beautiful, passionate, legendary vision. This kind of innocent romanticism may seem almost quaint to our more knowing but less hopeful age, but we can still learn much from it. It is a foundation from which to build, and a reminder that gadgets and bandwidths are not sufficient to construct a life of meaning. (more)
CLIVE'S AWARDS
CLIVE RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN POETRY
BEST WRITING TEACHER IN THE EAST BAY
CLIVE WINS PEN OAKLAND JOSEPHINE MILES NATIONAL LITERARY AWARD 2003
