it's a very sad day.
and just as Ron Silliman wrote this morning on his blog,
Gil's "the closest thing Philadelphia has to a dean of poetry"
<A HREF="http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com">http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com</A>
less than month ago, Gil agreed to an interview. well, he
more than agreed, he was enthusiastic about it, and told me
when it was best to visit him at the hospital with my mini
tape recorder. here's the link: <A HREF="http://banjopoets.blogspot.com/">
http://banjopoets.blogspot.com/</A>
less than 10 days later, i was surprised how difficult it was
for Gil to breathe when i visited with the proofs of his new
book Kyle Schlesinger had e-mailed me to go over with him.
he was able to talk quite freely for the interview, and it was
the most i had seen him smile and heard him laugh, as he
talked about his very rich life of poetry.
Philadelphia poets, and poets everywhere will feel the loss,
...Frank Sherlock had the idea of using our Philly Sound Blog <A
HREF="http://phillysound.blogspot.com">http://phillysound.blogspot.com</A>
as a memorial page for Gil Ott, who died today.
we're asking you, or anyone you know, who would like to share thoughts or
feelings about Gil and / or his poetry, to please e-mail either me at
[log in to unmask], or Frank Sherlock at [log in to unmask] (please just send to
one or the other, thank you). we promise to post your e-mail on the blog with
others.
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