Otwituaries : Andy Jackson's tweet-length poetic elegies for the departed: Christine Keeler

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Christine Keeler - d. December 4th 2017

The real scandal; that
women without friends
still take on the sins
of invertebrate men.

read about Christine Keeler here

2 comments:

Unknown10 December 2017 at 17:02
Tragic Life. Whilst the World is fascinated by the sex,few relies that the Conservative Government,she caused to collapse, was Pro support for the USA and The Vientnam War.It could be said that her action saved many,probably more than a 1000 British soldiers lives. As an serving serviceman at the time, I am eternally grateful to you Christine. Thank You.Please rest in Peace.
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Andy Jackson14 December 2017 at 04:45
That's a really interesting and different perspective on the part she played in history. Thanks for sending!
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About the Otwituaries

I started tweeting these poetic obituaries via Twitter on the death of Ernest Borgnine in July 2012. After a while a friend asked if I would gather them together, so I have created this blog as an archive. New Otwituaries will appear here as well as being broadcast via Twitter and Facebook.

All the Otwituaries are written very quickly on the day their subjects pass away, so are clearly lacking in polish or the insight that only comes in time, but they are all from the heart. They represent the people who have, in some way, touched my life - actors, musicians, sporting figures, TV personalities, writers, explorers and assorted others of note.

We live in an age where people are celebrated for the most modest of achievements - news and media ensure that seemingly everyone gets their five minutes of fame if they stick around long enough. It may therefore seem a little morbid or even self-serving on my part to write about the recently-deceased (few if any of whom I have actually met), but these people already enjoy some degree of immortality through their celebrity, and therefore don't need a poem from me. I hope you enjoy reading these short poetic sketches all the same, in the spirit they are intended.