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How to Bribe a Judge

Poems From the Bench

by (author) James Clarke

introduction by Edward L. Greenspan

Publisher
Exile Editions
Initial publish date
Nov 2002
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550965582
    Publish Date
    Nov 2002
    List Price
    $20.95

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Description

A book of poems for justified sinners and reprobates alike, this collection of poetry, written by a Justice of the Ontario Court, offers insights on the act of court room sentencing and explores mercy and tolerance strained by wisdom.

About the authors

James Clarke is a justice of the Ontario Court of Justice–General Division and the author of seven books of poetry, including Flying Home Through the Dark, Forced Passage, and How to Bribe a Judge. He is the author of the memoir A Mourner’s Kaddish: Suicide and the Rediscovery of Hope.

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One of Canada’s top criminal defence lawyers, Edward L. Greenspan has been practicing law in Toronto since 1970. He received his Queen’s Counsel in 1982.

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Editorial Reviews

“Justice Clarke’s poems are a pleasure to read. They are thoughtful and contemplative. His poems give an insight into the thoughts of a judge, insight that one wouldn’t be able to get anywhere . . . This judge is humorous, witty, tender, sympathetic and has an attractive humility . . . the true James Clarke is revealed. He sees everything.”  —Edward L. Greenspan, in the introduction