So when he was going on about being 24 stones, or whatever (massively obese, anyway), and unable to fit into an aeroplane seat, was that a hoax too? That was what I felt at the time, and of course was too polite to ask about. P -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MJ Walker Sent: 28 April 2006 20:26 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: The Transgressive Poet It went a bit further than that on this list. For which reason one or two of us remain disdainful of that personage. He may be a good or "interestingly provocative" poet, a Parolles for all seasons, for all I care. I didn't - and don't in retrospect - find his behaviour funny. Martin