October 1946 Karl ShapiroWilliam SmithDavid DaichesJack BeechingJohn BrinninTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Hometown after a WarBy John Ciardi Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:DiscoverersBy Pablo Neruda Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:V-J DayBy Louis O. Coxe Read More Table of ContentsFive PoemsJohn CiardiHometown after a WarBalancing ActOde for the Burial of a CitizenSerenade in a DrugstorePoem for My Thirtieth BirthdayThe ThreeTwo PoemsPablo NerudaDiscoverersTwo PoemsThree PoemsLouis O. CoxeV-J DayTwo PoemsJack BeechingBooks Are so Much like LifeThree PoemsBrewster GhiselinThe Birth of a PoemReviewsWinfield Townley ScottLight PoignancyGeorge H. DillonNot Too Much of ItBarbara GibbsSimplicity's TrickJohn A. HolmesPocket Poetry, PlainInez BoultonInterlinear RevelationsWilliam Jay SmithNews NotesContentsDavid DaichesThe Lyricism of George BarkerCONTRIBUTORSJack BeechingInez BoultonJohn CiardiLouis O. CoxeDavid DaichesGeorge H. DillonBrewster GhiselinBarbara GibbsJohn A. HolmesPablo NerudaWinfield Townley ScottWilliam Jay Smith