Poetry Magazine
Table of Contents
July/August 2010
POEMS
PORTFOLIO
THE VIEW FROM HERE
- Four Walls
A psychiatrist’s view of poetry and poets.
- Poetry Is a Dumb-Ass Spider
A cartoonist in the house of dust.
- Dust and Stones
When the Batwa tribe in East Central Africa faces poverty and communal despair, it turns to poetry.
- Green I Love You Green
Poetry and the endless, elegant cycle of nature.
- The Great Scorer
How poetry shaped a legendary coach's career.
PROSE
- Letter from Beirut
Is there such a thing as a “global poet”?
- The Singing Line
Michael Donaghy’s Collected Poems, Essays, Interviews, and Digressions.
- The Pigheaded Soul
Kay Ryan’s Collected Poems 1965-2035.




