It seems that misogyny and homophobia really make you a good bloke. Otherwise you got no balls. Anyway, that's more or less what Patrick McCauley says in today's Australian. (It being Australia Day, after all). http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21119511-601,00.html Who the hell decided to publish this crap and call it a poem? No wonder poetry has such a bad name...Andrew Motion has _nothing_ on this. I am incredibly depressed. Best A -- Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com