Doesn't every group have their own Weltanschauung? Don't we respond most to poems that share our Weltanschauung? Yes and yes. The fact is that men in general dominate the world, including poetry, including even the Sphere. Just look at Met or Non-Met: mostly men posts. Men have a long history of being dominant, and they naturally feel more comfortable speaking out, making judgments, moving freely in the world. I don't blame men for this situation, but it's helpful for men to recognize it and listen to what the girls are saying. I'll always be grateful for being listened to at the Sphere - in my poems that is. But I'm fully aware that because my name is female, I'm in a different .. uh, sphere.
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