August 1954 Kenneth AllingLouis CoxeJohn FletcherRobert FrancisIsabella GardnerTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Of Asphodel: CodaBy William Carlos Williams Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The SapphireBy W. S. Merwin Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Southwest of True NorthBy Isabella Gardner Read More Table of ContentsWilliam Carlos WilliamsOf Asphodel: CodaW. S. MerwinThe SapphireIsabella GardnerSouthwest of True NorthLouis O. CoxeElegy: For a ChildThree PoemsReed WhittemoreLaddersOn the Unimportance of WordsThoughts of the California DesertRobert FrancisColdFour PoemsFour PoemsJosephine MilesIf Conference Keeps YouSaleQuartosHeirPosthumous PoemsJohn Gould FletcherCharles BaudelaireWilliam BlakeSonnets at SunsetEvening of LifeReviewsBen KimpelJohn Gould Fletcher in RetrospectHugh KennerFour OutsidersCONTRIBUTORSLouis O. CoxeJohn Gould FletcherRobert FrancisIsabella GardnerHugh KennerBen KimpelW. S. MerwinJosephine MilesReed WhittemoreWilliam Carlos Williams