Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 12, 2020 Sorting through a pile of books I had in storage, I came across one I really enjoyed: A Serial Biography (1977) by Tom Raworth. ‘Is he alive?’ a proper DLer immediately wondered. In fact he isn’t. Sadly overlooked by everyone, in particular our entire U.K. membership, Raworth died of cancer 8 Feb 2017. So this is better late than never. As per Wiki, Raworth was an English-Irish poet, publisher, editor, and teacher who published over 40 books of poetry and prose during his life. Raworth was a key figure in the British Poetry Revival. I can’t speak to his oeuvre, but I recommend the aforementioned short novel (see photo) SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 Ruth Weiss has died at 92.For anyone into poetry you will know what a massive loss this is. https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/ruth-weiss-poet-known-as-the-mother-of-the-beats-dies-at-92 PS you will only be able to access that website if you live in the USA or have a VPN set to connect to an american server. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted September 17, 2020 British poet and author Anne Stevenson who was the 2007 recipient of the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award, died at age 87: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/14/anne-stevenson-poet-critic-whose-study-sylvia-plath-left-fans/ Her numerous poetry collections include Minute by Glass Minute, Travelling Behind Glass, and A Report from the Border. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted October 2, 2020 Derek Mahon, notable for his Irish Times Poetry Now Award-winning collections Harbour Lights (2005) and Life on Earth (2008), died aged 78. Mahon was also recognized for his translations of the work of Moliere and Sophocles: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/derek-mahon-one-of-ireland-s-leading-poets-has-died-aged-78-1.4370324 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 26, 2020 Twitter reporting that Diane Di Prima, an American poet and part of the Beat Generation, has died. She was 86. Edit: Italian language obit: https://www.corriere.it/cultura/20_ottobre_26/morta-diane-prima-poetessa-beat-generation-f2992b26-17af-11eb-a554-aa444d891737.shtml 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted November 6, 2020 Nathan Zach, an Israeli poet, translator and literary scholar, has died. He was 89. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-renowned-israeli-poet-and-literary-critic-natan-zach-dies-at-89-1.9293567 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted November 8, 2020 Naomi Long Madgett (wiki), the "Godmother of African-American poetry", dead at 97. First poem was published when she was just 13. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted February 14, 2021 Poet and author Mourid Barghouti, who received the 2000 Palestine Award for Poetry and had his work translated into English and Spanish died at 76 years: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/18/404049/Books/Palestinian-poet-Mourid-Barghouti-dies-at-the-age-.aspx His literary works include I Was Born There, I Was Born Here; I Saw Ramallah; A Small Sun, and Midnight and Other Poems. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted February 23, 2021 Lawrence Ferlinghetti dead at 101. 1 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,899 Posted February 23, 2021 Georges Bonnet, french poet dead at 101, https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/a-la-une/le-poete-poitevin-georges-bonnet-s-est-eteint-a-101-ans (in french) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted February 23, 2021 But who's the best dead-today-at-101 poet? Fight! Fight!! FIGHT!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted February 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, Banana said: Lawrence Ferlinghetti dead at 101. Fuck I took him of my list at the last minute 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted February 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: But who's the best dead-today-at-101 poet? Fight! Fight!! FIGHT!!! Bonnet's wiki page was created after his death, so he was quite a nobody. I'd say there is no fight with Larry. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted February 23, 2021 Not that it was ever in any doubt: Guardian QO obit for Ferlinghetti. Picked by 2 teams in the DDP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted February 23, 2021 Ferlinghetti must have been one of the last survivors of the Beat Generation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted February 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: Ferlinghetti must have been one of the last survivors of the Beat Generation? Probably the second last big name of that group. Gary Snyder is not only the oldest now, turning 91 this year, but also the last prominent one. He was a favourite of Ferlinghetti himself. Wiki lists 92 individuals between its categories "Beat Generation writers" and "Beat Generation poets". Of them 14 are still alive. However, maybe half of those are more so "associates" of the core Beat Generation so depends how you define it I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted February 25, 2021 An other prominent poet figure has gone today : Philippe Jacottet dead at 95. +1 hit for my french list https://www.letemps.ch/culture/philippe-jaccottet-sen-alle-chemins-terre-mots 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 18, 2021 Joan Walsh Anglund, a noted American poet, artist and children's book creator, has died. She was 95. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/85835-obituary-joan-walsh-anglund.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted March 21, 2021 Polish poet, author, and recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Adam Zagajewski, died at 76 years: https://krakow.wyborcza.pl/krakow/7,44425,26905429,zmarl-wybitny-poeta-i-eseista-adam-zagajewski.html?disableRedirects=true Many of his poetry collections, including Canvas, Tremor, and Unseen Hand, were translated into English. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted March 22, 2021 https://uznews.uz/ru/article/29874/ Uzbek writer of children's stories Xudoyberdi To'xtaboyev has died aged 88. He was known for stories such as Riding a Yellow Giant (1969), Death of a Yellow Giant (1973) and The Golden Head of the Avenger. He was named the National Writer of Uzbekistan when the country gained independence in 1991. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted April 1, 2021 Chandranath Mishra Amar, Indian Maithili poet dead at 99: https://hindi.news18.com/amp/news/bihar/darbhanga-pandit-chandra-nath-mishra-amar-passes-away-in-darbhanga-3544304.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted April 5, 2021 On 22/03/2021 at 12:54, arghton said: https://uznews.uz/ru/article/29874/ Uzbek writer of children's stories Xudoyberdi To'xtaboyev has died aged 88. He was known for stories such as Riding a Yellow Giant (1969), Death of a Yellow Giant (1973) and The Golden Head of the Avenger. He was named the National Writer of Uzbekistan when the country gained independence in 1991. And now Qabdesh Zhumadilov, the natinonal writer of Kazakhstan is dead too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qabdesh_Zhumadilov 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 6, 2021 Some good potential for the Scrabble thread in the posts above, however none of the deceased poets make the final cut. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 21, 2021 African-American poet Al Young, who was named Poet Laureate of California in 2005, died at 81 years: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13896077/al-young-former-california-poet-laureate-dies-at-81 He earned the prestigious American Book Award for two of his publications. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
