[New-Poetry] Poet Laureate Gender Split

[David Graham]

Good choices.  Kumin served in 1981-2, though.

My own first choice might be Lucille Clifton, assuming her health  
permitted.





On Jun 16, 2006, at 11:48 AM, Jeff Newberry wrote:

> I'l second Kizer and Kumin.
>
> Jeff Newberry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Graham
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> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 12:07 PM
> Subject: [New-Poetry] Poet Laureate Gender Split
>
>
> Interesting statistic came up on another list.  Since 1937 there  
> have been 44 poets laureate / consultants who have served.  The  
> gender breakdown is striking:  36 male, 8 female.
>
>
> Even if you look, say, at the past 20 years, when one would expect  
> things to be evolving, the split remains:  18 poets, 6 of them  
> women.  (That counts Dove & Gluck twice, actually, since in  
> 1999-2000 they served, with Merwin, as "Special Bicentennial  
> Consultants.")
>
>
> Full list available here:
>
>
> http://www.amyking.org/blog/
>
>
> Nonetheless, I applaud Donald Hall's selection.  He'll be an  
> excellent PL, I predict.
>
>
> Which women poets would YOU propose should follow Hall?
>

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