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May 1981

The oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world.

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Sandra Alcosser
Lee Bartlett
Caroline Finkelstein
Maria Flook
Debra Gorlin

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, May 1981

Table of Contents

Baron Wormser
Helena Minton
Kita Shantiris
- The Good Guy
Jim Handlin
- Akbar's Algebra
- Remnants
- In Bold Relief
- Parents
David Wojahn
Rennie McQuilkin
- Hands
- The Other Woman
Caroline Finkelstein
- Seeing the Light
- Stories of Houses
James McKean
- Bus Ride, Pie de la Cuesta
David Kresh
- The
Jane O. Wayne
Maria Flook
- Strangers: Many Perfect Examples
- The Late-Shift Comptroller
Lee Bartlett
- Fishbones
Sandra Alcosser

Contents

William H. Pritchard

Contributors
- - Baron Wormser
  - Helena Minton
  - Kita Shantiris
  - Jim Handlin
  - David Wojahn
- - Rennie McQuilkin
  - Caroline Finkelstein
  - James McKean
  - David Kresh
  - Jane O. Wayne
- - Maria Flook
  - Lee Bartlett
  - Sandra Alcosser
  - William H. Pritchard