{"product_id":"the-parrot-in-the-mango-david-urwin-9798376765197","title":"The Parrot in the Mango Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eDave Urwin\u003c\/b\u003e confesses to having been very work-driven for most of his life and has earned his living by a wide range of employment. In this collection his work poems explore the topic from various perspectives, and many of the poems view labour by inhabiting other characters, as well as the view from his own, mainly rural, occupations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeath is something many of us do not like to face up to or discuss, but Dave believes our lives can be enhanced by accepting our impermanence and facing our own mortality without being morbid. He approaches the subject from different angles, and in some poems with a note of humour and positivity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2021 he has been able to re-appraise death, and life, with renewed clarity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of poems will give you much to reflect upon in respect of both your own life and that of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Parrot in the Mango Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is Dave Urwin's third collection of poetry, following \u003ci\u003eTowards Humanity \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003ePlain Song from the Backstreets of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e (2020).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Urwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8376765191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798376765197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"David Urwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245194342655,"sku":"9798376765197","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc1bcb96-58d8-4be0-8fb7-53016c029c8b.jpg?v=1693926672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-parrot-in-the-mango-david-urwin-9798376765197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}