[Allen Tice]

That Is Sad.

[Susan McLean]

I am very sorry to hear it. Whatever its weaknesses, Light Quarterly was a rare home for light verse in America. And I like light verse very much. Does anyone know whether there is an editor who plans to continue the journal?

Susan

[Maryann Corbett]

Yes, this is sad news.

Susan, I thought that the operation of the magazine had been handed off to a younger person and to the Foundation for Light Verse some time ago, but maybe I'm out of touch.

Light has a Facebook presence now and has been (irregularly) posting. The magazine's web page seems to say they're on hiatus, will do two more double issues, and will tell us more later.

[Alex Pepple]

That's sad to hear. He did so much for light verse.

...Alex

[Michael Juster]

A wonderful man and admirably persistent editor. I never met him, but corresponded a lot with him. I tried to have dinner with him once and was thwarted by the airlines pre-cell phones.

[David Mason]

I met John briefly at a memorial for John Frederick Nims in Chicago. I was so happy that someone was out there trying to give a home to so-called "light verse," which Gavin Ewart liked to call "wit verse," if memory serves. Anyone who runs any kind of magazine or publishing operation is a hero, as far as I am concerned. Talk about swimming against the currents!

[Rick Mullin]

He swam against the currents in various ways, in my experience. He was essentially Old School in his operations, and, in a good way, in his taste in poetry. Made a real contribution.