Speak, Old Parrot

by Dannie Abse

2013 marks Dannie Abse's 90th birthday. In his lifetime he has published an astonishing array of work including poetry, fiction, criticism, plays, and autobiography, but it is as a poet that he is best known and loved. In Speak, Old Parrot he returns to themes of loss, love, medicine and its moral implications, the nature of creativity, Jewish folk tradition, and the passing of time. The poems are observant of the outside world as well as the inner life and emotions, but most of all they are a joy to read.

Genres: Poetry

80 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2013

About the author

Daniel Abse CBE FRSL (1923–2014) was a Welsh poet, author, doctor and playwright. He wrote and edited more than sixteen books of poetry, as well as fiction and a range of other publications. His poetry won him many awards. As a medic, he worked in a chest clinic for over 30 years.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannie_...

Reviews

[Mary Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final collection of verse by a wise, witty, wonderful and sometimes world-weary poet who once observed that Auschwitz had made more of a Jew of him than Moses ever had. "This veteran flier can still sing and swoop" said one reviewer of the publication.