not one person from outside oz who has contacted me after reading it has read the article that way. you seem to be intentionally misreading. i just don't say that, jill - vif you look at the piece as a whole. it is clear that i have focussed on something that interests me etc. best, jk Jill Jones wrote: > on 6/2/01 11:02 AM, John Kinsella at [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > of course i'm not saying that jill!!! the 'i see' is really not necessary. > > But now that the article has gone international there are people out there > who may get the idea that Sydney belongs to one small group, or that the > only poets in Australia worth reading are in this or that anthology. It just > isn't so, John, and I'm sure everyone, including said 'group', would agree. > I would hope you do to. There are other things happening here and if it > doesn't see the light of day in the approved circles doesn't mean it isn't > happening or that it isn't influential or won't become influential. > > I had no intention of entering this debate at all until this morning but I > would be concerned if people thought there was only one game in town. > > best, > Jill > > _________________________________ > Jill Jones > 50 Ruby Street > Marrickville NSW 2204 > AUSTRALIA > > [log in to unmask] > http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones