Poetry Magazine cover for December 2016 issue

December 2016

Janie Stamm, "Snake Stack No. 2," 2016
 
  • Marcus Wicker
  • Devin Johnston
  • Charles North
  • sam sax
  • Joseph Legaspi
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Poem

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Poem for the New Year

I’ve tracked myself from day to day
how many steps through a field of snow
how many hours have I slept
what have I eaten
what did I burn
calories or cigarettes
what birds have poured
through Bellefontaine
where mausoleums bear the names
of Busch and Brown
Lemp and Spink
on...
Poem

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Everything: Coda

Even city planning.

Yesterday, for example,
with its unexpected view of posterity
draped loosely between high-rises
 — unlike the composed street
raised to stoop level like a stroller. No moon
but clearly under some pressure to form one in quick stages,
while being careful to avoid what intervenes
with...
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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"