[Catherine Chandler]

Greatly saddened by this news. Should her family access this site, I send you my deepest condolences.

[Julie Steiner]

Not sure this will work — trying to upload it didn't — but here's a photo of Annie, the Muse of Humour, when my younger daughter and I met her at the National Gallery in 2015.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0...ew?usp=sharing

When I emailed this and other photos of our London larks to her, she wrote:
"I'm intrigued by the codpiece in the floor mosaic picture (bottle of water in kangaroo-pocket - hee hee)."

Typical!

(This morning I note that in that mosaic, Humour is at the intersection of Folly and Lucidity. Which seems just right for Annie.)

[Rick Mullin]

What a beautiful person and truly fine poet. I'm very sad to hear this news.

[Mario Pita]

Although I have not been around these parts in years, I wanted to return to express my grief for the passing of Ann. Even though I had only a few exchanges with her regarding our poems, I always remember the deep kindness of her comment about mine in which I had expressed so much pain. I took her passing as a blow, remembering the kindness she showed. I know that like me she loved trees, but one tree of which she didn't know was the one that would grow in my memory from the seed of kindness she planted. Remembering too she referred to me a fellow tree hugger, today I hug that tree she planted within my memory.

[Yves S L]

I liked Ann. She appeared reasonable. For me, that is high praise.

[Angela France]

Just to say I am in contact with one of Annie's sons and have given him a link to this thread.

[Jayne Osborn]

Thank you for that, Angela.
I would like to attend Annie's funeral, as we were close friends, and would be very grateful to know what the arrangements are, when they've been made.

Meanwhile, sincere deepest condolences to you, and to Annie's family.

Jayne

[James Brancheau]

I didn’t know Ann very well and can probably count on one hand the number of our interactions, but I was shocked and saddened to hear this. I enjoyed her work and will greatly miss her presence here.

[Martin Parker]

Dear Annie. Kind, wise and wonderfully readable. A huge loss.

[Mark Blaeuer]

I didn't know her, but I'm very sorry to read of her passing. I greatly enjoyed her poems and comments here.