{"product_id":"death-paperback-24","title":"Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManning Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In his refreshing, clean lines Goodwin combines humour and close observation with hope for a future that inevitably involves departure from this life on earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sevak Edward Gulbekian, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the Belly of the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Manning Goodwin's poems are insightful meditations about the dilemmas of modern daily life with a deeply felt spiritual foundation. They address philosophically, with honesty and wit, the dichotomy of inner turbulence and a contented quotidian surface.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Nomi Rowe, author of \u003cem\u003eIn Celebration of Cecil Collins: Visionary Artist and Educator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Goodwin's collection reads like a memoir on mortality, taking us inside a liminal space where vignettes of everyday life - reading, having the boiler fixed - jostle with Cicero and salmon, poisoned figs, goldmines, Afghan ponies and Chinese seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the opening line, 'Memories of missing people', Manning's writing feels as urgent as it is oneiric; death, like the 'chaps in caps', is never far from the poet's thoughts as he gently oscillates between acceptance, humour and thoughts of the beyond, imbued at times with a poignant fatalism ('They took away my flame yet let me live').\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one poem, he writes of making a mistake when planning his tombstone ('a five instead of twenty-five thus lopping off a score of years'), while his study of the belladonna plant weaves ancient tales into the plight of modern hearts. The poems flow around gentle structures; strong iambic rhythms are particularly effective in 'Sockeye Salmon' ('We jump the falls that thunder down \/We feed both bear and man, surviving'). A dialogue with death, in which every word feels warmly and purposefully alive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Holly Dawson, Writer \u0026amp; Editor\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.05 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352475091193,"sku":"9781913499525","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SWdwbmVURXB3RndFMXhaaklKNEZzZz09_9e06efae-246d-4ae1-a7f4-efc5bbafda28.webp?v=1769810826","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/death-paperback-24","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}