Man Minus: The Voice of Frederik Pohl (1919-2013)

Sep 05, 2013 19:02

My friend Fred Pohl passed away last weekend. There are appreciations of him sprouting up all over the Net. Some that have come to my attention include Jo Walton's, Joe Haldeman's, and one on his own blog site by Leah Zeldes.


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ritaxis September 6 2013, 01:06:25 UTC
I was not personally acquainted with Frederik Pohl, but his work and his warm, intelligent and generous presence affected me a lot. Reading about his death made me cry, and I don';t cry easily.

Thank you for all the links.

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shsilver September 6 2013, 01:19:55 UTC
I'm editing one that should appear on Amazing Stories in the next day or so...and my obituary for SF Site and SFWA are on-line.

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beamjockey September 6 2013, 03:52:26 UTC
Certainly!

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apostle_of_eris September 7 2013, 01:05:36 UTC
I am struck by the exceptionally large number of people for whom this is a personal loss.

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bibliofile September 9 2013, 23:10:37 UTC
Thanks for this list, BIll.

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