Competition | 20 February 2010

In Competition No. 2634 you were invited to submit an obituary of a well-known figure, past or present, as they themselves might have written it.

In a strong field, the entry was split fairly evenly between prose and poetry. Many poets have penned their own epitaph. Malcolm Lowry’s memorable six-liner begins thus: ‘Malcolm Lowry/ Late of the Bowery/ His prose was flowery/ and often glowery…’ Thank you, Gerard Benson, for drawing it to my attention.