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December 1988

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

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John Hollander
Pamela Alexander
Jared Carter
Bruce Cutler
Stephen Dunn

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, Dec 1988

Table of Contents

Gary Gildner
- String
- Cabbage in Polish
Askold Melnyczuk
- The Usual Immigrant Uncle Poem
Elton Glaser
- Confluences at San Francisco
Richard Jones
- My Painting
- Things
Cathy Song
- School Figures
- Points of Reference
Debora Greger
- The Snow Woman
- Sleeping Beauty
Anthony G. Sobin
- Revolutions
Frederick Turner
- On Gibbs' Law
Pamela Alexander
- Table of Elements
Tony Hoagland
- Volunteer
- The Miracle
Stephen Dunn
Donald Revell
- Psalmist
Bruce Cutler
- Prognosis
Jared Carter
- Soul Sleeping
Joyce Carol Oates
- Late December, New Jersey

Contents

John Hollander
- Merrill Memorial Tribute

Contributors
- - Gary Gildner
  - Askold Melnyczuk
  - Elton Glaser
  - Richard Jones
  - Cathy Song
  - Debora Greger
- - Anthony G. Sobin
  - Frederick Turner
  - Pamela Alexander
  - Tony Hoagland
  - Stephen Dunn
  - Donald Revell
- - Bruce Cutler
  - Jared Carter
  - Joyce Carol Oates
  - John Hollander