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----- Original Message ----- From: William Herbert <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 10:02 AM Subject: Re: The Female voice says thanks! Dear Helen, I go along with this statement until the last clause, where I get confused: could you say a little more about why these things shouldn't be written about 'in a masculine way'? Or are you just referring to the bit about mothers? Best, Bill H > 'However, what I would like to see are the male poets confirming the female > experience, in turn this would confirm the female voice and substantiate > what women are saying in poetry as being equally important. Men writing > about for eg. the beauty of childbirth, the closeness to children, taking > them to the park, teaching them to ride a bike, or perhaps write about their > mothers' struggles in life from their perspective, or an omniscient POV, but > not in a masculine way.' > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%