[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.

[Janice D. Soderling]

Congratulations, Simon. not least for the payment.

[Simon Hunt]

Thanks again, all, for the support. I appreciate what Laura and Janice say about the payment and the poems' value. Getting paid lets you know what a poem's worth, for sure--in this case about a pizza a piece, and that ain't nothin'. This isn't the place to get into the gender-politics of journals or of the Sewanee, in particular, but I do want to say that I'm sincere in my response to Susan, above. That is--like just about everyone, I'd guess--I prefer to submit to journals whose conduct and practices I endorse. For me, that would include a general open-ness to submissions from both male and female writers (which is neither to insist upon a one-for-one publication rate nor to draw any conclusions about the Sewanee's practices...). If somebody thinks of a journal as a "boys' club," then I'm glad to hear about her/his concern and to consider the matter for myself.

As Tim says, though, there's a lot to like in each number of the Sewanee Review. This looks like a good one--although no Mason and Gwynn like last go-round--and I'm proud to be included.

Tim: Years, not months. Two or three, I think, but I'm terrible at record-keeping...

[Adam Elgar]

Congratulations, Simon - very distinguished placements.