Wednesday 22 November 2023

Joss Ackland – d. November 19th 2023

I hear a distant rumble; a voice
like an articulated lorry, resonant
in its bulk, commanding the ear
and eye to follow as it swallows
the stage, the line, the language.

Frank Borman – d. November 7th 2023

The astronaut’s bleakest curse yet
brightest blessing; to be condemned
to perpetual low orbit, suspended
between the moon’s dead orb and
the rising halo of the good Earth. 

Read about Frank Borman here

David Berglas – d. November 3rd 2023

The king of misdirection cuts
the pack one last time, holds
the illusion of life in his hand.
Deck spills a diamond: the ace.
Was this the card you chose? 

Read about David Berglas here