Not so small a run. The anthology was also published by Penguin.
Best
Sean O'Brien
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From: David E. Latane <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, May 07, 2000 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: stand anthology
>Obviously in the Utopia World Anthology of Committed Individuals, Rukeyser
>would be included. It might even be a fun game to compile such, taking
>Silkin's title.
>
>In the anthology Silkin put together from Stand contributors (that's right
>isn't it?) in 1973 and published with Gollancz, she wasn't there.
>It's a rare book and must have had a small press run.
>
>Interestingly enough, Rukeyser and Silkin have a lot in common. Both born
>in their respective metropolises to upwardly mobile Jewish families, both
>strongly left in politics, etc. Rukeyser was less rebellious though, doing
>the Vassar thing. And I wouldn't say she was ever erased.
>
>
>David Latane
>
>On Sun, 7 May 2000, A.J. Croggon wrote:
>
>> In this kind of argument, I can't but think of Muriel Rukeyser, surely
the
>> epitome of a committed poet. Was she in this anthology? In her case,
her
>> sex was not helped by her communism, and her reputation underwent a big
>> decline after she was targeted by McCarthy. Was she more readily erased
>> because she was a woman?
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Alison
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 6 May 2000 [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>
>> > The question I ask was serious, insofar as I was really perplexed,
>> > insofar as I think Silkin is (was, sadly) really a) one of the good
>> > guys, and b) no misogynist. Which is far enough. The suggestion
>> > concerning blocked access to women writers' work is intriguing. Would
>> > this have applied to, say, Adrienne (Cecile) Rich, who I believe was
>> > publishing at the time?
>> >
>> > Silkin's editorial radar can't be expected to have picked up people he
>> > hadn't heard of because the channels (switch from radar to radio
>> > metaphor) he was listening in on didn't broadcast them: without his
>> > being personally unable to take women poets seriously, a more
widespread
>> > reluctance to do so might have kept some important writers from his
>> > attention. Take Rich as my example, if you want to be more specific.
But
>> > if you don't think Rich is important, please at least attempt to think
>> > of an important female writer who would serve the purposes of my
>> > argument if you were inclined to make it, even if in fact you're not.
Or
>> > was Silkin very aware of (insert your own candidate for "important
>> > female writer of period" here) and simply forbidden to publish her?
>> >
>> > - Dom
>> >
>> > p.s. Born yesterday, to Sarah Cavanagh and myself, a baby Oliver.
>> > Hooray!
>> >
>>
>>
>
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