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July 1987

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

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Peter Balakian
Deborah Boe
Neal Bowers
Peter Cooley
James Dickey

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, July 1987

Table of Contents

Diane Stevenson
Aleda Shirley
- The Garden at Giverny
- Cant
Deborah Boe
Barry Goldensohn
- Witness
- Her Husband Speaks after Her Death
Susan Wood
- On Fire
- Sunday Nights
Jayanta Mahapatra
- Of Independence Day
Peter Cooley
James L. Dickey
- The Little More
Peter Balakian
- Father, 4-F, 1941
- Flat Sky of Summer
Gail Mazur
- A Small Plane from Boston to Montpelier
- Ware's Cove
Jon Veinberg
- Spirits of the Wind
- Refugee
Neal Bowers
- Night Builder
Ed Ochester
- New Day

Short Reviews

Robert B. Shaw

Contributors
- - Diane Stevenson
  - Aleda Shirley
  - Deborah Boe
  - Barry Goldensohn
  - Susan Wood
- - Jayanta Mahapatra
  - Peter Cooley
  - James L. Dickey
  - Peter Balakian
  - Gail Mazur
- - Jon Veinberg
  - Neal Bowers
  - Ed Ochester
  - Robert B. Shaw