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December 1970

The oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world.

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Tom Disch
Barry Goldensohn
Grey Gowrie
Geoffrey Grigson
William Matthews

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, December 1970

Table of Contents

Howard Nemerov
Tom Disch
- In a Time of Plague
- A Turkish Holiday
John Morgan
William Matthews
Vern Rutsala
- Unlocking the Door
Simon Perchik
- Poem
Steven Orlen
- Keeping Watch
Barry Goldensohn
Geoffrey Grigson
W. S. Merwin
Phoebe Pettingell
- Ode on Zero
- Transport to Patmos
James Tate
- Saint John of the Cross in Prison
Barry Spacks
- Child Adam
Wayne Zade
- The Lover on Trial
- A Conclusion of Love
Grey Gowrie
- A Postcard from Don Giovanni
Robert Morse
- New Year

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Contents

Jerome J. McGann
- Anonymous Sins and Other Poems, by Joyce Carol Oates
Daryl Hine
- Collected Longer Poems, by W. H. Auden

Contributors
- - Howard Nemerov
  - Tom Disch
  - John Morgan
  - William Matthews
  - Vern Rutsala
  - Simon Perchik
  - Steven Orlen
- - Barry Goldensohn
  - Geoffrey Grigson
  - W. S. Merwin
  - Phoebe Pettingell
  - James Tate
  - Barry Spacks
  - Wayne Zade
- - Grey Gowrie
  - Robert Morse
  - Jerome J. McGann
  - Robert W. Watson
  - Daryl Hine