JH Prynne obituary

Modernist poet whose work is considered hard to grasp but rewarding for the reader who persists

Lloyd Jones obituary

Other lives: Journalist and author who wrote novels, short stories and poetry in English and Welsh

Carol Rumens obituary

Poet, poetry editor and writer of the Guardian’s long-running Poem of the Week column

Gerry Conway obituary

Comic book writer and co-creator of Marvel’s avenging antihero the Punisher

Michael Pennington obituary

Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles

David Fairhall obituary

Guardian defence, aviation, shipping and nuclear specialist with a lifelong love of sailing

From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen review – Turkey in the age of Erdoğan

This portrait of everyday life in an Istanbul neighbourhood buffeted by change has far wider relevance

Ruth Lesser obituary

Other lives: Speech therapist who helped the PALPA language assessment tool

‘He needed intensive care and a team of specialists. He got me instead’: an outback doctor on treating patients a long way from help

After working in post-conflict zones, Damien Brown thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the size of Norway

Peter Stead obituary

Other lives: Swansea University historian whose attention focused on popular culture and its practitioners

Katherine El-Salahi obituary

Other lives: Activist and publisher specialising in literary and academic works of the global south

Michael Thompson obituary

Anthropologist who studied the values that society applies in making decisions and climber in the first party to ascend the south-west face of Everest

Malcolm Budd obituary

Philosopher of aesthetics who had exceptionally high standards and was kind to students and colleagues

David Malouf, Australian writer whose work spanned the ancient world and 70s Brisbane – obituary

Remembering Babylon was shortlisted for the Booker prize but none of his novels were made into films because, he said, ‘almost nothing happens’

Dame Averil Cameron obituary

Historian whose sparky, innovative Byzantines challenged the stereotype of a stagnant society with nothing new to offer