Dear Wystan
I am indeed very sorry to hear of your father's death; I am glad he didn't
suffer. May we all have such a death (and such a life!) He is remarkable
poet still.
My deep condolences -
Alison
> My father died last night shortly after seven. There are I know many on
>the list
> who know his work and who will be saddened by his death.
>
> He didn't suffer. A cold that had gone to his chest on Saturday was a
>concern
> and he went to hospital. By the end of the day and a range of tests all
>seemed well
> but he was to stay there for a day or two under observation. After dinner
>last night
> his heart stopped all of a sudden.
>
> He turned 90 this year. His last book, The Bells of St Babels, Auckland
>University Press,
> came out earlier this year and won the Montana Prize for Poetry. The
>Carcanet edition
> will be published this week. He had given quite a few readings this year,
>the last being
> a week ago in Auckland. Just before that he was in the studio recording a
>three hours selection
> of his work for the BBC archives. As all this suggests, he surrendered
>very little to age
> before it ran out of patience with him.
>
> Long live poetry!
>
> Wystan.
Alison Croggon
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