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July 1988

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

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Diane Ackerman
Neal Bowers
Peter Davison
Malcolm Glass
Mark Jarman

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, July 1988

Table of Contents

Malcolm Glass
Mary Oliver
Peter Davison
- The War of the Pelicans
Robert Wrigley
- For the Last Summer
- Creel
Andrew Towle
- Nocturne
- Between Stations
Diane Ackerman
- Beija-Flor
Michael Waters
Chase Twichell
- Lapses of Turquoise Sea
Joseph Powell
- Tucquala Lake
J. W. Rivers
- Hiking with the Old Acorn Lady
- Reconciliation
Paul McRay
- MsaMohave
Katherine Soniat
- Secrets about Nothing
Neal Bowers
- Stump Speech
Mark Jarman
- Shyness of the Muse in an Almond Orchard
David Wagoner
- Dizzy
- Come with Me
Dave Smith
J. Allyn Rosser
- My Father's Palette

Comment

Harold Fromm
- Where Are We Going, Walt Whitman?

Contributors
- - Malcolm Glass
  - Mary Oliver
  - Peter Davison
  - Robert Wrigley
  - Andrew Towle
  - Diane Ackerman
- - Michael Waters
  - Chase Twichell
  - Joseph Powell
  - J. W. Rivers
  - Paul McRay
  - Katherine Soniat
- - Neal Bowers
  - Mark Jarman
  - David Wagoner
  - Dave Smith
  - J. Allyn Rosser
  - Harold Fromm