'Oh now I have hit it,' said Don Quixote; 'thou wouldst say thou art so docile, tractable, and gentle that thou wilt take what I say to thee, and submit to what I teach thee.'

Except there are many Sancho-Panza Poets who won't.

Have you forgotten the Sphinx FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS section of the website? Check out latest interview with pamphlet publisher, Ian Davidson.

Thick snow here, as most of the east coast of the UK. What's needed is a bit of Frances Cornford:

Or so, allegedly, said Oscar Wilde. As snow gusts past my window, so does the flurry of tasks for this morning.

Gill Andrews, author of The Thief, has been shortlisted for the 2010 Picador Poetry Prize. But that's not all.

It is Alan Hill's birthday today and it is also the official publication date of his pamphlet No Biography.