Dead Poets Society

[OneManJury 84]

33 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Richard Kell, Irish Poet has died aged 95. Guardian

A man is dead, his name was Kell,

I hope he goes to Heaven, not Hell.

[alt obits guy 3,372]

Anise Koltz, a 'grande dame' of Luxembourgian poetry and literature, has died. She was 94.

 

https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/anise-koltz-casse-sa-plume/

(French language obit.)

[Gisooo 3,389]

Salma Khadra Jayyusi (Wiki), Palestinian poet dead at 95

 

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

Slovenian modernist poet and author Veno Taufer,  whose best- known works include Lead Stars and The Management of Nails, died at 90 years:

https://siol.net/trendi/kultura/umrl-je-veno-taufer-607168

He is perhaps best known for a 1969 poetry volume entitled Exercises and Tasks.

[Grim Up North 3,727]

Nothing concrete but I booked tickets to take my mum to see Pam Ayres in October this year. Next day got a message back saying show had been cancelled due to ill health.

 

It's May now - that's a long time before October?

 

For those that are wondering who the fuck Pam Ayres is :-)

[Toast 16,162]

I love Pam, been to see her myself and she's hilarious.  Great comic timing and a proper old Berkshire accent. 

Not a poem, but this monologue always cracks me up.

 

 

Hope she gets well soon, if it's her that's ill. 

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Evan Jones, Jamaican poet and author (and also screenwriter of Escape to Victory) dead aged 95, 18 April.

[Sly Ronnie 893]

7 hours ago, time said:

Evan Jones, Jamaican poet and author (and also screenwriter of Escape to Victory) dead aged 95, 18 April.

 

So a "Boys Own" World War II football/escape plan caper with Nazi's, Michael Caine and Pele was written by a Jamaican poet?

 

You learn something new every day!

[arghton 6,777]

Eccentric, controversial, loved, hated Finnish poet, writer Miki Liukkonen dead at 33. Death cause not mentioned but he had/had suffered from BPD, anorexia and depression. Possibly Finland's most famous living poet before his death, atleast according to  himself - from a 2015 interview: "I am Finland's most famous poet as Tommy Tabermann (1947-2010) is dead. I don't know if I'm the greatest, but atleast I'm the most famous."

[Ulitzer95 12,690]

Scottish poet Kenneth White (wiki) reportedly dead at 87.
 

 

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Body found in search for poet Gboyega Odubanjo

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Cancer ridden poet Richard Fox, former Cup pick, reportedly dead: https://eu.worcestermag.com/videos/entertainment/books/2023/06/27/worcester-poet-richard-fox-reads-his-poem-revival/12174477002/

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Report from a reputable source that American poet David Ferry has died aged 99: 

Lauded for his translation of Virgil's Aeneid in his 90s. Various prizes and awards.

 

A pick in the Tic Tac Toe DP.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,360]

Hearing Benjamin Zephaniah has died of a brain tumour.  

 

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,562]

His Instagram account has it: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0jGMTNo1Wf/?hl=en

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Incredibly sad news about Benjamin Zephaniah.

[Ulitzer95 12,690]

12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Incredibly sad news about Benjamin Zephaniah.

Don’t be sad. Old Shitlocks has gone to his vegan, Republican, anarchist, pro-Hamas, oooooooh Jeremy Corbyn Zion in de sky. One love.

[Leon Brittan 294]

1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Don’t be sad. Old Shitlocks has gone to his vegan, Republican, anarchist, pro-Hamas, oooooooh Jeremy Corbyn Zion in de sky. One love.

Agreed. 

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Only diagnosed 8 weeks ago according to The Guardian

[TQR 14,414]

3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Don’t be sad. Old Shitlocks has gone to his vegan, Republican, anarchist, pro-Hamas, oooooooh Jeremy Corbyn Zion in de sky. One love.

 

It's sad that being this foul is your default setting.

[Ulitzer95 12,690]

2 minutes ago, TQR said:

 

It's sad that being this foul is your default setting.

What’s sad is that every time I throw out my line you come and have a nibble on the bait.

[TQR 14,414]

4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

What’s sad is that every time I throw out my line you come and have a nibble on the bait.

 

Further proof of what I just said.

[Ulitzer95 12,690]

Just now, TQR said:

 

Further proof of what I just said.

You’re not stupid though, you know I’m trolling and yet you still bite. Why? Well because you can’t help yourself. 
 

I don’t mind this relationship. If it’s dependence you’re after I’m happy to keep feeding you. I’ll think of myself as the old wench on the steps of St Paul’s in Mary Poppins and you as one of my pigeons. 
 

 

Feeeeeeed the Quim. Tuppence a bag.

[Bentrovato 1,096]

1 hour ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

Hearing Benjamin Zephaniah has died of a brain tumour.  

 

 

So very very sad. Rest easy.

[TQR 14,414]

Just now, Ulitzer95 said:

You’re not stupid though, you know I’m trolling and yet you still bite. Why? Well because you can’t help yourself. 
 

I don’t mind this relationship. If it’s dependence you’re after I’m happy to keep feeding you. I’ll think of myself as the old wench on the steps of St Paul’s in Mary Poppins and you as one of my pigeons. 
 

 

Feeeeeeed the Quim. Tuppence a bag.

 

Good grief. What a narcissist!