{"product_id":"death-paperback-2","title":"Death - Paperback","description":"\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.05 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099439796359,"sku":"9781913499525","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7ca7ea295b77d30a1b19740b2293093a.webp?v=1732374090","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/death-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}