tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post2111683110972567105..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Dunedin poet David Howard mourns the loss of fellow poetBeattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-4656823425145163362011-06-05T22:56:33.792+12:002011-06-05T22:56:33.792+12:00A marvelous poignant soulful David! Thanks so much...A marvelous poignant soulful David! Thanks so much for posting this. It is so warm yet so "contained"; its important to bring to voice these fresh feelings...it leaves roads for others to follow and thus heal..."The cathedral was completed for your funeral" Thank you for this line! Kat Zolita MasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-20986842576219257772011-06-05T22:47:46.764+12:002011-06-05T22:47:46.764+12:00A marvelous poem ( yes American spelling) David de...A marvelous poem ( yes American spelling) David dear. Thank you so much for moving me to tears and leaving such a wonderful poem behind for a dear writer friend. Love always Kat Zolita MasonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119262642037608625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-74715894906837214622011-05-09T14:45:19.601+12:002011-05-09T14:45:19.601+12:00Thank you for writing this. I was saddened to hear...Thank you for writing this. I was saddened to hear of Rhys's death. It stays with me. It was a priviledge to meet Rhys, we kept in touch after the article he wrote. I didn't know him well but he left an impression on me. Manuia lou malaga, Rhys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-57364849243357200752011-03-06T10:18:04.791+13:002011-03-06T10:18:04.791+13:00A moving poem, a moving act - David Howard for wri...A moving poem, a moving act - David Howard for writing, Cilla McQueen for suggesting the public sharing, and Graham Beattie for blogging. <br />I am moved. And I thank you, as a person, as a poet, as a writer for an international development agency that responds to emergencies all over the world.Madeleine Marie Slavickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801929694750498013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-68447684170567784202011-03-04T07:28:10.881+13:002011-03-04T07:28:10.881+13:00Thank you very much. This is quite beautiful and i...Thank you very much. This is quite beautiful and important.melissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-60842014527713639562011-03-03T20:39:48.955+13:002011-03-03T20:39:48.955+13:00A very poignant tribute.
I've been moved to w...A very poignant tribute. <br />I've been moved to write several poems since the tragedy but don't feel it's my place to voice them. However, I have found a quiet place to reflect in the words of other poets.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-85039010360835027302011-03-01T11:54:22.109+13:002011-03-01T11:54:22.109+13:00Thank you, David. I mourn the loss of a young poet...Thank you, David. I mourn the loss of a young poet.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-70427542141469291322011-03-01T10:11:31.347+13:002011-03-01T10:11:31.347+13:00Thank you David. We are full of heart ache for Chr...Thank you David. We are full of heart ache for Christchurch -- for all those who have not survived the earthquake. As a writer I find myself lost for words but keep the community of Christchurch writers that I love dearly close to mind. My thoughts are with you and I am grateful for all of those Cantabrians -- writers and otherwise -- who have found the words to share this terrible experience. Up north we are utterly moved by the spirit and courage that links you one to the other. Bless. Paula Green West AucklandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com