John Noakes - d. May 28th 2017

So many ways to go;
the unopened parachute,
the mangled bobsled,
the rogue elephant.
Instead, the fading steps
of a man, following his dog.

Read about John Noakes here

Roger Moore - d. May 23rd 2017

I was unwilling to be
persuaded of your death,
believing the final bullet
would be yours,
that you would always
keep the British end up.

Read about Roger Moore here

Chris Cornell - d. May 17th 2017

This morning brought me no euphoria;
the sun off sick with melancholia.
A voice I thought to be unstoppable
tails off into the superunknowable.

Read about Chris Cornell here

Geoffrey Bayldon - d. May 10th 2017

You were 
my brother-in-magic,
stepping out 
of a pre-electrick age,
hiding out 
in the tower 
of my childhood.

Read about Geoffrey Bayldon here

Robert Miles - d. May 9th 2017

I’m in the queue

for a club called Dreamland. 

Dancers a thousand deep, 

blissed out and young again,

wait for the piano, 

the eternal breakdown.

Read about Robert Miles here

Leo Baxendale - d. April 23rd 2017

When the bell rings
and it's time to go
I will remember you;
a crafty smirk, 
a smoking nib,
a style that was
never too cool 
for school.


Read about Leo Baxendale here

Jonathan Demme - d. April 26tth 2017

In close-up
no-one blinks.
In close-up
the twist is always out of shot.
In close up
it starts making sense.

read about Jonathan Demme here

Clifton James - d. April 15th 2017

In this Parish,

everybody needs

to breach the peace

once in a while,

cut and run,

churn up the bayou

and that means you, smartass.

Read about Clifton James here

John Geils Jr. - d. April 11th 2017

Eventually

all blood runs cold,

and phantom rockers

may behold

their cloud-girt angel

as God's centrefold.

Read about J. Geils here

Brian Matthew - d. April 8th 2017

This was our old mate, 
foot-tapping and avid till the end, 
inverting the old cliché; 
if you don’t remember the 60’s 
you could still go there. 

Read about Brian Matthew here

Ikutaro Kakehashi - d. April 2nd 2017

101 reasons to mourn 
303 basslines unfolding
606 sequences bleeping
808 rhythms still looping
909 years from now

Read about Ikutaro Kakehashi here

David Storey - d. March 27th 2017

Your words were tough 

as a throat-high tackle;

fable of the Northern man,

floodlit, frostbit,

bundled into touch,

face ground into the mud,

try-line nowhere in sight.

Read about David Storey here

Colin Dexter - d. March 21st 2017

The Wagner, the crypticisms. Clever,
complex as the pint roiling on the bar.
We are not the sum of our endeavours
unless, of course, we are.

Read about Colin Dexter here

Martin McGuinness - d. March 21st 2017

Yes, journeys need a map, 

but knowing when

the one-way street’s a cul-de-sac

is not enough; then

seek the courage to divert

and not look back. 

Read about Martin McGuinness here

Chuck Berry - d. March 18th 2017

The chapel bell tolls
for a riotous muse.
I heard Tchaikovsky wept
when they told him the news.
So long rhythm,
here comes the blues.

read about Chuck Berry here

Gerald Kaufman - d. February 26th 2017

I could not concur

with every syllable,

each ardent principle,

yet still, here is myrrh
for leaderless causes,

for fatherless houses.

Read about Gerald Kaufman here

Bill Paxton - d. February 25th 2017

So you found a way
to get out of 
this chickenshit outfit.
But how to say this?
You're dogmeat, pal,
game over.

Read about Bill Paxton here

Peter Skellern - d. 17th February 2017

The world is full
of romantic fools,
but anyone who falls
for a song must know
at the end of the show
onto the empty streets
we go.

read about Peter Skellern here

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - d. February 8th 2017

‪

In certain places‬
‪no-one normal goes 
-‬ Klosters, The Ivy‬ - 
I hear your name‬
‪still works the room‬
...such a shame...
...life and soul...

Read about Tara Palmer-Tomkinson here

Alan Simpson - d. February 8th 2017

Stone me,

what a life!

All we did

was sneak inside

a totters yard

or bedsit 

at the wrong end

of a cul-de-sac

to seek the souls

of desperate men.

Read about Alan Simpson here