December 1953 Archibald MacLeishCid CormanJohn GillRobert HoranAllen KanferTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Already Ripening Barberries Are Red Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Backtalk from the Minotaur Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Wolves Read More Table of ContentsFour PoemsV. R. LangAlready Ripening Barberries Are RedCid CormanBacktalk from the MinotaurGalway KinnellThe WolvesOpinionArchibald MacLeishMarianne Moore: Imaginary Gardens and Real ToadsReviewsPhilip Ferguson LeglerMarianne Moore and the Idea of FreedomParker TylerThe Ambiguous AxeJohn McCormickThe WomenHarry RoskolenkoThe Shadow Is Not the RoseCONTRIBUTORSCid CormanGalway KinnellV. R. LangPhilip Ferguson LeglerArchibald MacLeishJohn McCormickHarry RoskolenkoParker Tyler