Born in 1926, David Watmough has written some of his most honest and poignant poetry since he moved to Crofton Manor in Kerrisdale, shifting into a "sonnet a day keeps the doctor away" pattern of sending his keen observations to friends. These missives are non-sentimentalized but spirited reflections on ageing: "Life perceived devoid of memory is aught but ruse." Watmough has collected many of them for his third volume of sonnets Songs from the Hive (Ekstasis Editions $22.95). 978-1-897430-96-5