Doreen Gentry

I knew Do only through her poems. And what a wonderful way to know such a sensitive, inquisitive human being. You'll live forever, thankfully.

I am a tearfully sentimental old fool. Just the type Do might have been attempting to thwart when she requested no service be held to remember her. And I want to be careful here not to present compliments or remembrances that she might have decried as shallow, weepy praise. But I want to say this. It was a pleasure to know Do. I enjoyed her visits to the bookstore. We would talk about books -- the range of her interests was impressive. So too her depth of knowledge in so many subjects. (I...

I am a big fan of Do's poetry. She lived through her words in many ways. I always looked forward to hearing her work in our Tuesday poetry workshop or seeing her at a reading about town.

I thought Do a true poet, destined to explore many more worldly depths and intricacies, with the fineness of mind and spirit to do that surpassingly well.

It hurts knowing that Do Gentry is no longer with us. At least we have her poems - the work of a warm, intelligent, humble human.

It is a misfortune, to all who knew her, that Do Gentry is no longer with us. She was a recent acquaintance, and I knew her but slightly, but I enjoyed my conversations with her. She was an impeccable writer who set high standards for herself. More importantly, she was kind, graceful, cultured, and modest in the way that only truly good people are.