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January 1948

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

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Elder Olson
Barbara Gibbs
George Dillon
John Fletcher
Harry Brown

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, January 1948

Table of Contents

Harry Brown
- Fourth Elegy: The Poet Compared to an Unsuccessful General
Richard L. Hart
- Letter from Madrid

Still Life

Philip Murray
- Window
- Piano
- Pillow
- Ruler
- Telephone
- Spoon
- Wrist Watch
- Box

Ernest Kroll
- Washington, D.C.

Five Poems

Nicholas Moore

Coman Leavenworth
- In the Garden
Constance Carrier
- Death in the Afternoon
Muriel Rukeyser
- Nine Poems
Karl Shapiro
- A Farewell to Criticism

Critical Preview

Barbara Gibbs
- The Poet with Wounds

Reviews

Francis C. Golffing
- A Remarkable New Talent
William Van O'Connor
- New Critical Journals in England

Contributors
- - Harry Brown
  - Richard L. Hart
  - Philip Murray
  - Ernest Kroll
- - Nicholas Moore
  - Coman Leavenworth
  - Constance Carrier
  - Muriel Rukeyser
- - Karl Shapiro
  - Barbara Gibbs
  - Francis C. Golffing
  - William Van O'Connor