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August 1985

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

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Philip Appleman
Paul Breslin
Trent Busch
Michael Collier
Robert Dana

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, August 1985

Table of Contents

Katherine Soniat
- Necktie, and so Forth
Robert Lietz
- Three Airmen Regroup at Casey's Topless
Paul Breslin
- Rsum
Jacob Glatstein
- Small Door of a Dream
Ben Howard
- Views
- Fair Exchange
Stephen Dunn
Dana Gioia
Carl Dennis
- The Greenhouse Effect
Baron Wormser
Trent Busch
- As Literature Comes of Age
Michael Collier
- Boats near Luxor
- Tonight
Walter McDonald
Sharon Olds
- The Cast
- The Planned Child
Carole Oles
- Stitches
- High Heels
Henry H. Hart
- The Spring Competitions
Robert Patrick Dana
- At the Vietnam War Memorial
Philip Appleman
- Are You Saved?
Robert Morgan

Triumphs

Jim Elledge

Contributors
- - Katherine Soniat
  - Robert Lietz
  - Paul Breslin
  - Jacob Glatstein
  - Ben Howard
  - Stephen Dunn
  - Dana Gioia
- - Carl Dennis
  - Baron Wormser
  - Trent Busch
  - Michael Collier
  - Walter McDonald
  - Sharon Olds
  - Carole Oles
- - Henry H. Hart
  - Robert Patrick Dana
  - Philip Appleman
  - Robert Morgan
  - Jim Elledge