[Stephen Collington]

http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/index.html

Is that right?

[Maryann Corbett]

Please tell us more, Roger, about yourself and your press. Can you conclude anything more, from your interactions with Margaret, about what she might have wanted or planned?

To give a brief progress report: I still have no information about whether she had a literary executor. I've had no response yet from Neil Prentice (though Alex might have received something he hasn't had time to report), and my e-mail to Tapper Funeral Service got an automated response saying that Mr. Tapper would be out of the office until the 14th but checking e-mail. So efforts continue, but they haven't borne fruit yet.

[Duncan Gillies MacLaurin]

Maz was both an inventive poet and great critic. It would be interesting to collect some of her crits too. I've certainly got a few of her crits on file.

She certainly lived up to her grasshopper identity, and that persona should perhaps be the one that the poet is identified with.

The foreword to a collection should include the Keats sonnet Alicia posted.

Duncan

[Mary Meriam]

Maz gave me permission to publish her "La La Land" here.

[Roger Collett]

Originally Posted by Stephen Collington

http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/index.html

Is that right?

Yes, Arrowhead Press. We are a small not-for-profit poetry press. I could take on a Collected of Maz's work, but do not have the time to put it together. Any manuscript forwarded to us should use the contact address on our website. Please note that it would be subject to editing by our poetry editor in the usual way and put on sale via the website. Print costs are quite heavy these days, but I pride myself that our prices are approx. 30% lower than the trade average. A hardback Collected poems would probably have a cover price of around £15.

[Roger Collett]

Originally Posted by Maryann Corbett

Please tell us more, Roger, about yourself and your press. Can you conclude anything more, from your interactions with Margaret, about what she might have wanted or planned?

To give a brief progress report: I still have no information about whether she had a literary executor. I've had no response yet from Neil Prentice (though Alex might have received something he hasn't had time to report), and my e-mail to Tapper Funeral Service got an automated response saying that Mr. Tapper would be out of the office until the 14th but checking e-mail. So efforts continue, but they haven't borne fruit yet.

Looking forward to hearing of any progress. Please use the email address on our website as I cannot log in here very often.

[Marion Shore]

I am so sad to hear this. She was a fine poet, an insightful critic and a witty, funny and really nice person.

I'm glad Rose gave the link to this one, because it was one of the most powerful and poignant poems I have ever read, anywhere. I pleaded with her to send it to the Nemerov--even offered to send it myself and save her the postage--but she didn't take me up on the offer.

Visiting the Surgical Ward

I come festooned with flowers, smiles and grapes,
prepared to play my part, to entertain
and act the fool, a cheery jackanapes
with jokes and japes. I know I must sustain
a jester's role and this facade can't fail
despite the rictus of a monkey grin.
Give me a short red coat that bares my tail
and I will caper like a capuchin

but better that than show the dog behind
my eyes, that blackly hunkers down and whines.
It would attack if only it could find
an enemy to bite. Instead it pines;
for neither simian nor hound can tell
if this goodbye will be our last farewell.

[Rose Kelleher]

I'd be happy to put together a website if it comes to that (assuming someone better doesn't volunteer). But a real book would be much nicer, IMO.

Googled around and found these yesterday.

[Janice D. Soderling]

Visiting the Surgical Ward

Thx for posting this. Very moving.

[Adam Elgar]

This is going wonderfully!
Roger, I apologise for maligning the fleetness of foot of the UK poetry editor. Your response is breathtakingly speedy, and so encouraging. Thank you for seeing the virtues of Maz's work.