Alison - My maths in question again. Said he was 83, when he actually died
one week short of his 93rd birthday. I'll try to find the poem you mention.
Viv
Alison Croggon wrote:
> Sad to hear of AD Hope's death, although I believe dementia had him in
> its grip.
>
> I only saw him once, maybe ten years ago, and he was already very frail
> then.
>
> A romantic poet masquerading as a classicist, I believe, and certainly
> worth revisiting. His poem on Leonard da Vinci's anatomical drawing of a
> pregnant woman is amazing. I might go and read it, in memoriam.
>
> Best
>
> Alison
>
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