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February 1986

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

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Ralph Burns
David Clewell
Stephen Corey
Stephen Dobyns
Stephen Dunn

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, February 1986

Table of Contents

Stephen Corey
- The Blooming of Sentimentality
Stephen Dunn
Dave Smith
Ralph Burns
- The Comfort of a Woman
- Debris
Allison Funk
Molly Peacock
Tom Sleigh
- M. On Her Thirtieth Birthday
- Seventh Floor: Cancer Ward
David Clewell
- Back to Life
Stephen Dobyns
Marie Howe
- Apology
- Lullaby
Barry Goldensohn
- The Toy

Short Reviews

Vernon Shetley

Contributors
- - Stephen Corey
  - Stephen Dunn
  - Dave Smith
  - Ralph Burns
- - Stephen Dobyns
  - Marie Howe
  - Barry Goldensohn
  - Vernon Shetley