R.I.P. Thomas Disch

[kniedzw]

Apparently, writer and poet Thomas Disch committed suicide this weekend. I'd normally let this pass without comment, save for the fact that I'd corresponded with him a couple years ago in order to try to get his OK to republish a poem of his for the Strange Horizons series of articles on the Rhysling award, specifically this piece. (As a side

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[swan_tower]

I am not surprised to hear he was depressed; I saw him once at (I think) Readercon, where he had something of a breakdown on a panel. I'm sorry to hear it brought him to this pass, though.