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>I like to see photos of authors too. In my experience this appears to create >an odd kind of bond for readers, almost a kind of social experience,akin to >something like "good to put a face to the name. >> >> > >The poet Archie Markham told me that, at one stage of his career, he was >sending poems to publishers using pseudonyms and fictional CVs. One of his >women personas brought out a book, and the publisher asked for a photo. He >sent one of a young blonde woman, which appeared on the book, and got him a >spate of love-letters and the offer of a romantic cruise. Another of my >friends has just changed his name to something Polish in the hope of >attracting more interest from publishers. Where does this leave the Death of >the Author? And George Bowering has had a very good time in Canada, appearing, under various pseudonyms, in various anthologies for special groups (like the anthology of new Canadian poets from Italy). Just another formal challenge, I guess... Douglas Barbour Department of English University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5 (h) [780] 436 3320 (b) [780] 492 0521 http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm I go down to the Twilight Arcade and watch the Martian invaders, already appalled by our language, pointing at what they want. Bill Manhire %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%