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September 1984

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

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Tom Absher
Thomas Carper
Richard Cecil
Stephen Corey
Rita Dove

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, September 1984

Table of Contents

J. D. McClatchy
- The Luna Moth
- Ovid's Farewell
Stephen Corey
Jane O. Wayne
- Autumnal Equinox
- The Family Album
Rita Dove
- Pomade
- The Wake
Alicia Ostriker
- A Clearing by a Stream
- Single Woman Speaking
Tom Absher
- Fish
Walter McDonald
Brigit Pegeen Kelly
- The Valiant
Jeffrey Harrison
- The Hummingbird Feeder
Laurie Sheck
- The Soul Revisiting the Body
Pattiann Rogers
Thomas Carper
- The Monster in the Park
Richard Cecil
- Elegy in a Pet Cemetery

Short Reviews

Bruce Bawer

Contributors
- - J. D. McClatchy
  - Stephen Corey
  - Jane O. Wayne
  - Rita Dove
  - Alicia Ostriker
- - Tom Absher
  - Walter McDonald
  - Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  - Jeffrey Harrison
  - Laurie Sheck
- - Pattiann Rogers
  - Thomas Carper
  - Richard Cecil
  - Bruce Bawer