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POETRY Magazine cover of January 1995 issue

January 1995

 
  • Marvin Bell
  • Billy Collins
  • Tom Disch
  • Pamela Gross
  • James Kimbrell
Table of Contents

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In Praise of History

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The Mysterious Stranger

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The Book of the Dead Man (#44)

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Table of Contents

  • Tom Disch
    • In Praise of History
    • Capital Punishment
    • The Lipstick on the Mirror
  • Greg Williamson
    • The Mysterious Stranger
    • The Counterfeiter
  • Marvin Bell
    • The Book of the Dead Man (#44)
    • The Book of the Dead Man (#51)
    • The Book of the Dead Man (#54)
  • Gary Soto
    • The History of Science
    • Some History
  • James Kimbrell
    • Empty House
  • James Laughlin
    • Anima Mea
    • The Calendar of Fame
  • Sandra McPherson
    • My Theory of Mockingbirds
  • Billy Collins
    • Influence
    • The Best Cigarette
    • The Biography of a Cloud
Comment
  • David Wojahn
    • Short Reviews
CONTRIBUTORS
  • Marvin Bell
  • Billy Collins
  • Tom Disch
  • James Kimbrell
  • James Laughlin
  • Sandra McPherson
  • Gary Soto
  • Greg Williamson
  • David Wojahn
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