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, January 1983

January 1983

 
  • Jerald Bullis
  • Ralph Burns
  • J. Cullum
  • Dave Etter
  • Alice Fulton
Table of Contents

From this Issue

Poem

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

Contest

By Alicia Ostriker
Read More
Poem

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

Barren Ground

By Jerald Bullis
Read More
Poem

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

Inverse Proportions

By Jack Matthews
Read More
15 P Fweb Horizonal

Table of Contents

  • Alicia Ostriker
    • Contest
    • Moth in April
    • Taking the Shuttle with Franz
    • Poem Beginning with a Line by Dickinson
  • Jerald Bullis
    • Barren Ground
    • Call to Worship
    • Of Ellipses and Deviations
    • Pure Poetry
  • Jack Matthews
    • Inverse Proportions
    • The Civil War Photograph
    • Interview with the Poet's Mother
  • Stephen Sandy
    • Landscape with the Body of Judas
  • Brigit Pegeen Kelly
    • The Convent Park beneath My Window at the Hotel Charles
    • Mount Angel
  • Ralph Burns
    • Yes No Days
    • Rid of Hogs
  • David Weiss
    • This World
    • After All
  • Andrew Hudgins
    • Air View of an Industrial Scene
    • Julia Tutwiler State Prison for Women
  • Susan Hahn
    • Melancholia
    • Looking out on Africa
  • Gary Soto
    • Getting Serious
    • The Estonian Comes to Dinner
  • Dave Etter
    • Librarian
    • Moonlight Yodel
  • Alice Fulton
    • What I Like
  • J. W. Cullum
    • The Eucharist of the Holy Ghost at Key West
  • Kathleen Spivack
    • The Young Wife Who Went Deaf
    • Windows
  • Baron Wormser
    • Shards
    • An Inclusive Letter
    • Some Happiness
Comment
  • William Harmon
    • Untergang Humbug Redux
CONTRIBUTORS
  • Jerald Bullis
  • Ralph Burns
  • J. W. Cullum
  • Dave Etter
  • Alice Fulton
  • Susan Hahn
  • William Harmon
  • Andrew Hudgins
  • Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  • Jack Matthews
  • Alicia Ostriker
  • Stephen Sandy
  • Gary Soto
  • Kathleen Spivack
  • David Weiss
  • Baron Wormser
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?