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(Just kidding.)

;-)

I hope nobody feels accused by my suggestion. Charges of sexism, like charges or racism or any other form of biogtry, aren’t — or shouldn’t be — about the moral quality of individual offenders. We can be decent, progressive people and still fall prey to sexist behaviors or attitudes. For example, with my decisions about what to include in Smorgasblog, I try to regularly examine my motives and ask why a certain blog post struck me as important and quote-worthy while another did not. To what extent am I seduced by the authoritative voice most commonly evinced by male bloggers, to the relative neglect of less assertive, more questioning voices, which often happen to be female? Just f’rinstance.

Mid-January, time wise, would be much better for me. I love the chance to read new poets.

But, I wasn’t fishing for a free copy. I was just trying to say that your last point didn’t really apply to me personally. I should have been much clearer about what I had to say. Sorry for any confusion.

If you’d like to be considered for possible future offers, please send a note with your postal address to qarrtsiluni(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll add you to the list. Thanks very much for your interest.