Summary: The poet Dannie Abse read three poems for us from his latest collection, Speak, Old Parrot... Speak, Old Parrot sees the now 90 year-old poet exploring themes of love, loss and the passing of time with a joyous wonder. Here, he reads for us three poems: Talking to Myself, Rilke's Confession and Sunbright. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK3qbLAluIA&feature=youtu.be You can Reserve & Collect Speak, Old Parrot from your local Waterstones bookshop (http://bit.ly/1eWkCSV), buy it online at Waterstones.com (http://bit.ly/1eWkFhs) or download it in ePub format (http://bit.ly/GzA0X3) For more information about the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and to buy tickets, click here (http://bit.ly/GD2KgS)
