Being at least as neurotic and guilt-ridden as the next person, I spend half my writing time worrying that I'm allowing myself too much freedom, and the other half wondering why I'm bothering with all this atavistic formal stuff. Except when I'm writing my annual Valentine sonnet, though. Then I'm pretty sure I have the right vehicle for the job. -- Peter http://www.hphoward.demon.co.uk/poetry/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%