Dear Alison (and Candice, Randolph) you're doing a great job. And, gee, there seems to have been a lot of interesting talk recently, even if some of it is from recent 'members.' I certainly enjoyed the conversation about graham, etc, & then on from that. We can't all have something to say all the time, neh? Of course, it would be nice to have John back talking to us too, but he needs to take care of his own, as well. Hope he can rejoin us soon. Doug 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 chose poetry because every line set out so hopefully from a new margin, and because my heart was hot and unbowed. Michele Leggott