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Cover for Poetry Magazine, September 1986

September 1986

Barri Armitage
Philip Dacey
Maria Flook
Mary Karr
Carolyn Kizer

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Poem

From the magazine:
The Mariner

Poem

From the magazine:
Walking Back

Poem

From the magazine:
My Mother Is Not Watching

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Table of Contents

Jay Parini
- The Mariner
- Town Life
William Trowbridge
- Walking Back
Leslie Ullman
- My Mother Is Not Watching
Carolyn Kizer
- Pearl
Philip Dacey
- Upon Sending His Child Support Check to L. L. Bean and His Check for the Sleeping Bags to His Ex-Wife
Mary Karr
- Soft Mask
Jeanne Murray Walker
- Inspecting the Garden after Dark
- Seizure

Comment

Greg Kuzma
- The Catastrophe of Creative Writing

CONTRIBUTORS

Philip Dacey
Mary Karr
Carolyn Kizer
Greg Kuzma
Jay Parini
William Trowbridge
Leslie Ullman
Jeanne Murray Walker

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