I think of a workshop as a modern form of the traditional coterie group, where poets would circulate manuscripts of their work for the comments of other poets.
Sure, the workshop is a very large coterie, but the principle holds, I think.
And what Poetry seems to be saying is something like: "it has come to our attention that other poets have been shown your poem, and perhaps a few stray passers-by have seen it also. This appearance of your poem to a few hundred readers means that we can no longer share your work with our 60,000 regular readers."
Would passing the poem around an office also be considered "publication"?
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