In Memoriam
In Memoriam is a collection of obituaries and tributes to poets and writers written for the Poetry Archive of NZ Aotearoa newsletter and website between 2008 and 2026. Pirie has written on friends and contacts he has been involved with as a poet and publisher over the years and other notable poets and writers. He offers poignant tributes and often illuminating and detailed write ups of writing lives.
Writers included: Bernard Gadd, Harvey McQueen, David Mitchell, Larry Matthews, John d'Estaing Adams aka Kenny the Busker, Cyril Childs, Les Cleveland, John O'Connor, Ruth Gilbert, Rachel Bush, Teresia Teaiwa, P V Reeves, Laura Solomon, Yilma Tafere Tasew, Robin Fry, Bill Sutton, Iain Sharp, Moshé Liba, Tim Shadbolt, Ron Palenski, John Irvine, André Surridge, Will Leadbeater, Niel Wright, Nadine LaHatte, Brian Turner, Noeline Gannaway, Vincent O'Sullivan and Riemke Ensing.