Skip to main content
Poetry Foundation Homepage
Poetry magazine
July/August 2026Subscribe
Subscribe
July/August 2026Poetry June2026 cover CMYK
Poetry Foundation Homepage
Poetry Foundation Homepage
Poetry Foundation
Poetry magazine
July/August 2026Subscribe
Subscribe
July/August 2026Poetry June2026 cover CMYK
Poetry Foundation
Cover for Poetry Magazine, May 1961

May 1961

 
  • Henry Rago
  • Frederick Bock
  • Robert Creeley
  • David Daiches
  • Harold Fleming
Table of Contents

From this Issue

Poem

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

The Sun of Poetry

By Frederick Bock
Read More
Poem

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

The Rescue

By Robert Creeley
Read More
Poem

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

Paradise Mislaid

By David Daiches
Read More
15 P Fweb Horizonal

Table of Contents

  • Frederick Bock
    • The Sun of Poetry
    • Hymn to Reductive Thought
    • Ruin
  • Robert Creeley
    • The Rescue
    • For Love
  • David Daiches
    • Paradise Mislaid
    • Notes for a History of Poetry
  • Diane Wakoski
    • Apparitions Are Not Singular Occurrences
    • Picture of a Girl Drawn in Black and White
  • Galway Kinnell
    • The Homecoming of Emma Lazarus
  • Harold Lee Fleming
    • In This Fleshmill
  • Ronald Lee Perry
    • Le Quattro Stagioni
    • Lines for a Crucifix
  • David Galler
    • A Chronicle of the Flyer's Death
Comment
  • X J Kennedy
    • Five Poets in Search of Six Lines
    • Winter Sun, by Margaret Avison
    • Wilderness of Ladies, by Eleanor Ross Taylor
    • Walls and Distances, by David Galler
    • Outlanders, by Theodore Weiss
    • The Drunk in the Furnace, by W. S. Merwin
  • Vernon Watkins
    • Behind the Fabulous Curtain
Contents
  • Henry W. Rago
    • To Begin Our Fiftieth Year
CONTRIBUTORS
  • Frederick Bock
  • Robert Creeley
  • David Daiches
  • Harold Lee Fleming
  • David Galler
  • X J Kennedy
  • Galway Kinnell
  • Ronald Lee Perry
  • Henry W. Rago
  • Diane Wakoski
  • Vernon Watkins
15 P Fsletter square
  • Poems & Poets
    • Collections
    • Poem Guides
    • Poem of the Day
    • Poems
    • All Poems
    • Poets
    • All Poets
  • Topics & Themes
    • Adults
    • Children
    • Education
    • Educators
    • Glossary of Poetic Terms
    • Teens
  • Features
    • About the Magazine

    • Advertise with Poetry

    • Articles
    • Books
    • Podcasts

    • Poetry Magazine

    • Poetry Historical Index

    • Poetry Magazine Archive

    • Submit to Poetry

    • Subscriptions
    • Video
  • Grants & Programs
    • Awards
    • Events
    • All Past Events
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Grants
    • Library
    • Partnerships
    • Programs
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Give
    • Jobs
    • News
    • Our Team
    • Press Releases
    • Reports & Financials
    • Trustees
    • Visit
Poetry Foundation
FacebookInstagram
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • Press
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Poetry Mobile App
  • 61 West Superior Street,
    Chicago, IL 60654
  • © 2026 Poetry Foundation
See a problem on this page?