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December 1973

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

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Robert Chatain
Gerrit Henry
David Lehman
Charles Martin
James McMichael

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, December 1973

Table of Contents

David Wagoner
- Elegy for Yards, Pounds, and Gallons
James McMichael
Leroy Searle
- Riding in the Elevator
- Preparing for the Earth
David Lehman
- Edvard Munch
Jane Shore
Robert Chatain
Barry Spacks
- Local Messages
- Before a Statue of Kuan Yin
Ira Sadoff
- Four Variations on the History of Speech
Charles Martin
- Erogenous Zones
- Orgy with Toads
David Shapiro
- The Night Sky
- Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring
Gerrit Henry
- The Lecturer's Aria

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Contributors
- - David Wagoner
  - James McMichael
  - Leroy Searle
  - David Lehman
- - Jane Shore
  - Robert Chatain
  - Barry Spacks
  - Ira Sadoff