April 29th, 2008 |
by Voice of Guyana |
published in
Books & Writers
We have just received a card from Norman Markham informing that there will be a memorial service for Archie at Upper Tooting Methodist Church, 290 Balham High Street, London SW17.
It will take place on Friday 9th of May at 12.00 noon.
Nearest tube: Tooting Bec.
Best wishes
Jeremy Poynting
The following is from the Peepal Tree Press Condolence page
We [...]
April 26th, 2008 |
by Voice of Guyana |
published in
Books & Writers
I learned a lot from Mac over the years. He had an absolute love for Guyanese “culchuh” as he put it–and an infinite interest in every variant of every tradition (queh queh, obeah, cumfa), song, story, game, way of cooking, eating, celebrating, and so on that Guyanese and West Indian peoples of every [...]
April 9th, 2008 |
by Voice of Guyana |
published in
Books & Writers
We have just received the sudden and shocking news of the death of E.A. (Archie) Markham in Paris on 23rd March, Easter day.
Archie had apparently been taken to or gone to a Paris hospital where he died, it seems, of a heart attack. It was not until Monday 6th of April that news of [...]
