[Michael Cantor]

What Lo said.

And a further question, Kate on your indication: "...since women's writing is not selected in equitable numbers for the important anthologies yet." Could you define what you mean by "equitable numbers?" In proportion to the number of poems written by women that are published? To the number submitted for publication? Or in proportion to the male/female ration in the general population?

I think a statistical case could be made indicating that men and women presently appear in newer anthologies in the same ratio that they presently publish, but I'm not sure, and the Umbrella breakdown that Lo mentioned would be of interest along those lines.

Assuming the case is valid, it would then make sense to discuss why this occurs, and whether it is legitimate to expect a higher proportion of women in anthologies than in the journals that feed them - and there may be substantive reasons. But first I think it would be helpful to put together a base of information.

Interesting to note what Kate said about the Poetic Justice forum dying even as it is born. Unhappiness with the closed nature of the site? Sounds like true poetic justice.