Remembering Paul Haines

[catsparx]

Originally published at www.catsparks.net. You can comment here or there.

Paul’s family invited me to speak at his memorial service. This is what I said.

Paul Haines was not just another writer. He was the kind of writer who is rarer than you’d think: a writer who actually had something to say. The term ‘unique voice’ is often overused, but in his

Comments

[murasaki_1966]

That is wonderful, Cat. I found a quote in a book I'm reading that sums this up (it was about a young poet) "Why does God given great talent, and then squander it so young?"

In the Great Library of All the Books That Were Never Written (But Should Have Been), I'm sure Paul with have several shelves to himself.

[kaaronwarren]

Thank you for speaking for all of us so beautifully.