Friday 29 August 2014

Bill Kerr - d. August 28th 2014

We knew you for the half-hours
you couldn't even call your own,
but every nimble second hand
needs a steady minute hand
to tell how fast they turn.

Read about Bill Kerr here


Sunday 24 August 2014

Richard Attenborough - d. August 24th 2014

When we abandon
the cinema of our minds
you will be somewhere
in that final screening.
Until then,
all your crew can do
is wind, reel and print.





Monday 18 August 2014

James Alexander Gordon - d. August 18th 2014

In every town and city
your voice united all divisions,
but here is a late result -
match abandoned,
the prospect of a replay;
nil.




Wednesday 13 August 2014

Lauren Bacall - d. August 12th 2014


She didn't have to say 
anything,
she didn't have to do
anything,
but in the dark dormitory
of the biggest sleep
she glowed
like a lit cigarette.



Read about Lauren Bacall here

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Robin Williams - d. August 11th 2014


There was no day 
or conversation
you could not seize;
a mind on steroids, 
a mouth on fire,
the most alien
of humans.


Read about Robin Williams here 

Thursday 7 August 2014

Chapman Pincher - d. August 5th 2014

'High-ranking Angel linked to Satan'.
'The traitorous truth about St Peter' .
If there are scoops 
to be unearthed in heaven,
you are our man.


Read about Chapman Pincher here

Friday 1 August 2014

Dick Smith - d. July 30th 2014

You used all your powers, 
all your skills,
to convince, or deceive.
We never knew your face,
but we knew your faces.

Read about Dick Smith here