Pi-o born 1951. Raised: fitzroy. employed as a survey draughtsman, now retired, ow living in preston. edited a variety of magazines: fitzrot, "925", Unusual Work. books of poetry include: fitzroy brothel, street singe, panash, the fitzroy poems, 24 hours, the number boems, big numbers (new and selected). anthologies edited include: missing forms (with peter murphey and alex selenietch), and off the record. has toured the usa 1985, colombia 1997, germany  2003, thailand 2004 & 5. a founding member of the poet's union, and performance poetry in australia. he's a beautiful man. -- the author.