{"product_id":"so-i-wrote-you-a-david-tensen-9780648989349","title":"So I Wrote You a Poem: poems of empathy on life, loss and faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 2021, Instagram followers were invited to message author David Tensen with a life story they wanted made into a poem. More than 60 people wrote in with stories spanning divorce, loss, trauma, parenting, ableism, same-sex attraction, suicide, PTSD, parenting, religious shame and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from deep empathy, and with a desire to give dignity and voice to those often shamed and ostracised, David wrote a collection of poems every day for twenty-one days. This special collection of 25 poems is a tribute to the common loss and hope we all share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is David's second poetry collection. His best-selling debut 2020 collection, 'The Wrestle', is also available worldwide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe following is a poem from the collection. 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