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A tribute to Prince Joseph Lincoln Burke-Monerville
The following address was delivered at Joseph Burke-Monerville‘s funeral. Condolences to John and Linda, Joseph’s parents and Jonathan and David, his brothers and all of the Burke-Monerville extended family. If I were to name you all, we’d be here till 6.00 o’clock… tomorrow morning. I have witnessed close at hand your pain, your hurt and
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An eulogy to Willis Wilkie
Every day in every community, ordinary working people do extraordinary acts of great selflessness and courage in the service of their community. We tend to hear and write about luminaries and celebrities and not about them. I was privileged to be asked to join Fr Nigel Orchard at Christ the Redeemer C of E church
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Gus John joins Jayne Cortez celebration
It was a huge honour to be invited to join Jayne Cortez’s friends and fellow poets, writers and performers at the celebration of her life in New York on Wednesday, 6 February 2013. The celebration took place in a most fitting venue, the Great Hall of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and
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Jayne Cortez: one last tribute
We mourn our sister’s passing and give the Creator thanks for her purposeful and inspirational life that enriched us so very much and made us so much stronger and more resolute in struggle. She was in every sense a kindred spirit and a clarion voice, making the medium of poetry work in ways that many
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