▁called ▁A JS ▁at ▁ 7 0 ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁edited ▁by ▁Ian ▁Mc Donald , ▁contained ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁po ems ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" The ▁Ess ential ▁Se ym our ", ▁chosen ▁by ▁Se ym our ▁himself . ▁ ▁Se ym our ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁sh y ▁of ▁his ▁ 7 6 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Se ym our ' s ▁Collect ed ▁Po ems , ▁ 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 8 9 ▁was ▁published , ▁edited ▁by ▁Ian ▁Mc Donald ▁and ▁Jac qu eline ▁de ▁We ever . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Though ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁Se ym our ' s ▁po ems ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Guy ana , ▁outside ▁his ▁home ▁country ▁his ▁writing ▁has ▁fallen ▁into ▁obsc urity , ▁especially ▁by ▁comparison ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁colle ague ▁Martin ▁Carter . ▁However , ▁Se ym our ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁remembered ▁across ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁K yk - Over - Al , ▁in ▁which ▁role ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁em in ence ▁gr ise ▁of ▁West ▁Indian ▁letters . ▁He ▁t ire lessly ▁encourag ed ▁fellow ▁writers , ▁published ▁their ▁work ▁where ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁could , ▁wrote ▁about ▁them ▁in ▁his ▁critical ▁ess ays , ▁and ▁public ised ▁them ▁in ▁lecture ▁t ours , ▁which