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POETRY Magazine cover of October 1979 issue

October 1979

 
  • Kimon Friar
  • Ronald Bottrall
  • Stuart Dybek
  • Barbara Howes
  • Judith Minty
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Multiple people reading Poetry magazine, each framed in colorful arched shapes. Red and black text reads. "Special Offer. 5 months of Poetry for $15"

Table of Contents

  • Robert Morgan
    • Spirit Level
    • Horace Kephart
    • Lake Summit
    • Earth Closet
    • Zircon Pit
    • Wedding Party
  • Judith Minty
    • From Yellow Dog JournalFall
  • Dennis Saleh
    • Prodigal Sun
    • Chameleon Errant
  • Stuart Dybek
    • Kiddie Corner
  • Robert B. Shaw
    • Partial Draft
    • Moss
  • Deborah Tall
    • Interlude
    • Yearning
    • Bishop's Rock
    • Scheherezade
  • Ira Sadoff
    • The Subject Matter
    • Bleak House
    • My Wife's Upstairs
  • Stephen Sandy
    • A Little Yard
    • Sterling Mountain
    • Balance
  • Barbara Howes
    • A Thanksgiving Guernsey
    • Barn-Razing in Pownal
Comment
  • Karl Shapiro
    • Creative Glut
Contents
  • Ronald Bottrall
    • Aspects of Darkness
CONTRIBUTORS
  • Ronald Bottrall
  • Stuart Dybek
  • Barbara Howes
  • Judith Minty
  • Robert Morgan
  • Ira Sadoff
  • Dennis Saleh
  • Stephen Sandy
  • Karl Shapiro
  • Robert B. Shaw
  • Deborah Tall
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