Sorry you feel that way, Petra. The reason for this was simply that I have no idea how many folks here write children's poetry or will be interested in submitting, and I would like to be able to post lots and lots of poems. My concern was that not enough existing members write children's poetry or wish to share it, since, after all, we haven't seen very much children's poetry get posted here over the years. It's not like a sonnet bakeoff, where we know that dozens or even hundreds of members have sonnets they are eager to submit.
There will be a definite and strong preference for the work of existing members, and I anticipate no more than the smallest handful, if indeed that much, of work by people who are not members. These non-members (or people who once registered long ago but have never been active) are people I know and would hope to draw into our community because I think they would fit here in the long term and we'd all be happy to have them join us. I assure you, though, that this will still be an overwhelmingly Spherical event, even if some furriners sneak in.
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I cross-posted with your PS. I'm not sure elitism sucks, but I'll admit it's not for everyone.
Last edited by Roger Slater; 02-10-2011 at 11:47 AM.
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