1...Burgh Castle, Norfolk: Touring The Broads, Norwich and the coast. I always go out of my way to view Roman masonry and so camping just a few hundred yards from Burgh Castle Saxon Shore Fort was a treat.

2...Eclipse Festival 1999, Plymouth: A bit disappointing since it was cloudy and so we couldn't see anything.

3...Staying with friends at Brighton whilst attending a weekend music festival.

Of course, holidays are life experiences which should provide me with valuable material for my poetry; but few of my poems are written directly from experience - I tend to concentrate on ideas and random images.

WHERE ONCE THEY MINED FOR COAL

An unmarked grave.

One day late
For signing on.

In the office
The curtains have been
Replaced by blinds.

In the valley
The one-eyed
Man is king.

I reckon that I'm spending on average about six hours a day on my computer; is this a lot? It's not as though I've got anything else to do, and I never decline an invitation to interact with people in the real world. I don't spend all the time at the keyboard either, I listen to a lot of internet news and talk radio and download documentaries and news reports.

SURE BET

Count the stars
Tonight my darling,
Odds you win
Evens I lose;
Even an approximation
Of an approximation
Is love.