[Steve Bucknell]

Dear friends,

I have to pass on the sad news that Richard died on Wednesday the 1st of May this month. Over recent months he had become increasingly frail and had moved to a nursing home in London.

I know that many of you here on the Sphere enjoyed the dicovery of his verse with me, and Richard was so pleased to find some of his newest poems published in the Inaugural Print Edition of Ablemuse.

I still have some of his novels left to read, so I can look forward to being in his erudite, witty and playful presence again. I will miss him reciting Dante to me and ordering me to learn Italian!

Steve.