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Aneirin, the sixth century Welsh poet, Is reputed to have been one of a handful of survivors from the battle of Catraeth, Which inspired his epic poem, the Gododdin. Aneirin's poem is a universal celebration of the undying theme of the ideal hero. O'

Desmond O'Grady was born in Limerick in 1935. Among the major figures of contemporary Irish poetry, he has taught in Paris, Rome, and the US and was, for a time, amanuensis to Ezra Pound. He is well-known as a translator of poetry and his publications include some sixteen collections.

Manuscript drafts, clippings, notes and galley proofs relating to "Raffaello! Rafaello!" (1985), "Deschooling Kevin Carew" (1974) and many short stories. Correspondence is also included.

Dinny Hucking, one of the wild men of Sydney journalism, runs a Helping Hand page, which tackles readers' problems. But he has more than enough himself because he clashes with his wife and collides with his editor. After campaigns against the corrupt wreck his career, Dinny becomes the kind of weirdo who gives pornography a bad name. Yet, surprisingly, he is given a second chance. A probe into Dinny's psyche provides insights into macho males; growing up in country towns and not growing up at all, and the desperation, which can underlie journalism's extrovert traditions.