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September 1997

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

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Jennifer Atkinson
Marvin Bell
George Bilgere
Derick Burleson
William Dickey

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Table of Contents

Poetry

William H. Dickey
- COMING BACK BY NIGHT
Marvin Bell
- THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#87)
Fredrick Zydek
- A FEW WORDS FOR MY MORTICIAN
Cathryn Essinger
- FOR SIX FRIENDS
David Wagoner
- PLAINSONG AGAINST THE RAISING OF THE DEAD
George Bilgere
- HEADSTONES
D. Nurkse
- THE HIGHEST HILL OF HOPE
- RICHES OF THE INTERIOR
George Scarbrough
- FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY IN SUMMER
Robert Pack
- LATE SUMMER PURPLE
Jennifer Atkinson
- ANCIENT OF DAYS
Andrew Hudgins
- IN ALESIA
J. W. Rivers
Yusef Komunyakaa
- QUATRAINS FOR ISHI
Derick Burleson
- HOWDY
- THE THIEF
Edward Locke
- CROSSING THE HEIGHTS
William Logan
- FOR THE HOSTAGES
Julie Suk
- FROM RUIN
Marilynn Talal
- MRS. SHAPANKA'S EMBRACE
J. D. McClatchy
- FLIES
Bob Hicok
- HA'ISH HU HA'ISH

Comment

Bill Christophersen
- Short Reviews

Contributors
- - William H. Dickey
  - Marvin Bell
  - Fredrick Zydek
  - Cathryn Essinger
  - David Wagoner
  - George Bilgere
  - D. Nurkse
- - George Scarbrough
  - Robert Pack
  - Jennifer Atkinson
  - Andrew Hudgins
  - J. W. Rivers
  - Yusef Komunyakaa
  - Derick Burleson
- - Edward Locke
  - William Logan
  - Julie Suk
  - Marilynn Talal
  - J. D. McClatchy
  - Bob Hicok
  - Bill Christophersen