It was a first date movie, at the start of a particularly influential relationship from my uni days – he wanted to be a poet, but couldn’t find a proper job after uni; I wanted to also be a writer, but was hurtling down the road to making a living in the law; we split, in awful circumstances… But the movie had a huge impact on my psyche, and yes, I’ve seen it again, even the Redux version (maybe it’s time for another viewing?).

And the postscript about the old boyfriend? He ran away to Russia after we broke up, lived in St Petersburg many years, married a Russian woman and had kids – and ended up back in Australia, as the Business Editor at Bloomberg Press. I don’t know if he still writes poetry…

My relationship history was much more chequered, before finally marrying late. But, most importantly – I’ve finally come back to poetry!