October 1980 Jack ButlerIrving FeldmanMargaret GibsonMargaret KentJohn MaloneyTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Bathers Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Inheritance Read More Poempoetry-magazineFrom the magazine:After a Long Illness Read More Table of ContentsIrving FeldmanThe BathersProgressMargaret GibsonThe InheritanceSherod SantosAfter a Long IllnessThree FragmentsOn the Last Day of the WorldKatha PollittA Poet of Our ClimateSea GrassesWilliam Pitt RootSong ("O/the slender brilliance...")Dancers on an Island with No RoadsHalf ShiftCommentPaul BreslinWarpless and Woofless SubtletiesAs We Know and Houseboat Days, by John AshberyJohn Ashbery: An Introduction to the Poetry, by David ShapiroCONTRIBUTORSPaul BreslinIrving FeldmanMargaret GibsonKatha PollittWilliam Pitt RootSherod Santos