[Quincy Lehr]

And just a note to Tim--

Let me know when you want to start getting the act together for the "younger" poets thing. I assume we don't really need to move on it quite yet.

[Michael Juster]

I'm with Mark. I'd like to see something highlighting chimp poetry, perhaps then expanding to other primates.

[Tim Murphy]

Black labs, Mike? I agree on Cathy screening and making her own observations on choices, and there is a chance a major poet will be joining us. Quincy, I'm thinking fall for the younger poets affair, so no, we needn't think about that yet. I'm also thinking that white male poetry is not such a good idea. But I might round up Mary Merriam and Nemo Hill for a stint on gay poetry.

[Mary Meriam]

Timmy, take the extra "r" from my last name and move it over to R. Nemo Hill, and I'll be there with bells on! Yessiree! How exciting that would be!

Mary Meriam

[Mark Allinson]

Ha.

Just as I suspected - no word about the possibility of a Bald Poets event.

We are people too, you know.

And we demand our place in the sun! (with a 30+ screen, of course)

But who am I kidding - what else can you expect from such a hairist culture!

[Tim Murphy]

Mark

Our boyos bought Alan a tee shirt which read

It's not a bald spot.
It's a solar panel for a sex machine.

[Marcia Karp]

Originally Posted by Tim Murphy

I don't believe it has ever been a requirement that anything in a bake-off have been workshopped here. Never. We'd not have had entries from the likes of Williamson and Stallings otherwise. The requirement is "not published in a trade book or an anthology."

I'm curious as to why the trade book or anthology limit, but no none on publication in, for instance, widely read journals.

Best,
Marcia

[Tim Murphy]

Marcia, it's so established poets can't come in and clobber the field with anthology pieces. In fact, I encourage the submission of published work.