February 1958 Stephen BergRobert BeumCarl BodeEdwin BurrowsTurner CassityTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:MirrorBy James MerrillI grow old under an intensityOf questioning looks. Nonsense,I try to say, I cannot teach you childrenHow to live.—If not you, who will?Cries one of them aloud, grasping my gildedFrame till the world sways. If not you, who will?Between their... Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:S.P.Q.R.—A Letter from RomeBy John Ciardi Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Hero SpeechBy Muriel Rukeyser Read More Table of ContentsJames MerrillMirrorA Valentine in CrayonsAt MamallapuramLaboratory PoemItalian LessonWalking All NightJohn CiardiS.P.Q.R.—A Letter from RomeTo Lucasta, about That WarMuriel RukeyserHero SpeechEdwin Gladding BurrowsLandfallMay SwensonA Lake SceneTurner CassityLotteria, LotteriaOut of the PitThe Mounted BellStephen BergThe RoomCommentKenneth BurkeThe Encyclopaedic, Two Kinds ofRobert DuncanA Risk of SympathiesParker TylerPride and Prejudice in Poetic DramaDon GeigerEarwicker on the StageCONTRIBUTORSStephen BergKenneth BurkeEdwin Gladding BurrowsTurner CassityJohn CiardiRobert DuncanDon GeigerJames MerrillMuriel RukeyserMay SwensonParker Tyler
Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:MirrorBy James MerrillI grow old under an intensityOf questioning looks. Nonsense,I try to say, I cannot teach you childrenHow to live.—If not you, who will?Cries one of them aloud, grasping my gildedFrame till the world sways. If not you, who will?Between their... Read More