[Laura Heidy-Halberstein]

Originally Posted by Simon Hunt

As to Susan's concern: interesting, and something I regret not having considered more deeply before. The issue with my two poems contains poems by 2 women, 6 men (including me), and J.P. White (whose gender is unknown to me). The only fiction is by a female writer, but the essays are all by men, I think. A perusal of the back-issues on my shelves reveals similar proportions...

I can't believe that people even count!! Or care.

Hope it didn't damper your joy, Simon, for it has nothing to do with the value of your poems. Good on you for getting into a difficult publication. Enjoy your success which is always hard earned and well deserved.