In Memoriam

[kestrelsparhawk]

John Updike has died.

Besides a nice obituary, the New York Times ran a poem from his soon-to-be-published collection. The poem is about his own death, and is, as the writer could be, amusing and thoughtful

Comments

[blamebrampton]

He was a wonderful writer who tried to remember that characters are meant to BE people are and meant to talk to and with the people who read them. I sometimes loved his works and sometimes shook my head, but he was never, ever, boring. And to humour and hubris to pen your own obituary? Run, Rabbit, run ;-)

[adores_draco]

“I thought he died a while ago.” I think that's classy. :)