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July 1982

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

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Michael Covino
Susan Gardels
Jim Hall
Edward Hirsch
Jonathan Holden

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, July 1982

Table of Contents

Sandra McPherson
Stephen Stepanchev
- A VISIT TO MOKRIN, YUGOSLAVIA
William Scammell
- A LETTER FROM CUMBRIA
Ira Sadoff
- A SOLITARY WALK THROUGH OAKLAND, MAINE
- CHECKS AND BALANCES
Susan Gardels
- WARBLERS AT EVE
- PLAINS SONG
Michael Covino
- PRESCRIBED FORM
- AUTUMN LEAVES
Barry Yourgrau
- APOCRYPHA
Jim Hall
- THE FIRST ONE
- FALSE STATEMENTS
Shirley Kaufman
- ANNUNCIATION
Jonathan Holden
- THE THIRD PARTY
- LOSERS
William E. Stafford
- HOW TO REGAIN YOUR SOUL
- STONE, PAPER, SCISSORS
John Richard Reed
- ENTROPY
- STRAYS
Edward Hirsch
- MOVING TOWARD A BLUE UNICORN
- EDWARD HOPPER AND THE HOUSE BY THE RAILROAD (1925)
Evan Zimroth
- POSTCARD FROM IDYLLIC ISLE LA MOTTE
- PLAYGROUND
Dave Smith
- WAKING IN THE ENDLESS MOUNTAINS
- RAINY DAY: LAST RUN
Mary Karr

Contents

Vernon Shetley
- Shadow Train, by John Ashbery[George Meredith]

Contributors
- - Sandra McPherson
  - Stephen Stepanchev
  - William Scammell
  - Ira Sadoff
  - Susan Gardels
  - Michael Covino
- - Barry Yourgrau
  - Jim Hall
  - Shirley Kaufman
  - Jonathan Holden
  - William E. Stafford
  - John Richard Reed
- - Edward Hirsch
  - Evan Zimroth
  - Dave Smith
  - Mary Karr
  - Vernon Shetley