[Rose Kelleher]

Chris, fyi, I pasted the wrong link into my post. It's fixed now.

[ChrisGeorge]

Originally Posted by Rose Kelleher

Chris, fyi, I pasted the wrong link into my post. It's fixed now.

Fixed in my post too. Thanks.

Chris

[Tim Blighton]

All,

I just heard of Maz's passing. She was one of the reasons why I came to Eratosphere in the first place. She was fluid textbook for me to re-read and internalize. Her comments were strong, but always fair and always insightful.

I will keep my fingers crossed that a collection is posthumously released. Thank you for sharing the sorrowful news.

Namaste,
~Tim

[Gregory Dowling]

And I "third" Rose's nomination.

[Mary Meriam]

Yes, Janet, please write an obituary for Maz.

[Janet Kenny]

I'm willing to draft a letter.

I'd like those who love her work to send me the poem they most admire.

I think that it would be best if the letter is signed by several people from different English-speaking countries. That would show how she reached beyond Poole and made a powerful impression on a great many poets. If any established poets are included that will add conviction to what is said.
Of course the letter would have to be approved by everyone who signs the letter.

I'll put up my email address now.
mnemonic@bigpond.net.au

PS: I've copied or printed out all the links in this thread.

[David Anthony]

http://thesonnetboard.yuku.com/topic/7220

[Mary Meriam]

I'm reading my correspondence with Maz. I was worried about her poems being sufficiently and safely published, so I asked about it. It would be good to know which press was nagging her.

Me: How do you feel about publishing in general, Margaret, if you don't mind me asking. Are you ambitious about publishing?

Maz: Re publishing, I really couldn't care less. I've had the editor of a small UK poetry press nagging at me for over 2 years to send him a 60 page manuscript--but ohmigod--60 pages of poems I'd have to consider 'finished'--the idea makes me weak at the knees. Truth is that what I enjoy is the process of writing the poems, gathering them up afterwards and scraping them into some sort of order for a book--nightmare. I don't kid myself that I'm a 'Poet'--I just can't seem to stop writing poems for some reason.

[Adam Elgar]

That's beautifully revealing, Mary, and so characteristic of the Maz we knew.
I'm sure she won't mind if her admirers do the job she was reluctant to do for herself. Yes, how do we track down the male small-press editor? There aren't that many, but they're so slow to respond......

[Roger Collett]

Twas I quoth he!