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November 1949

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

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Wallace Fowlie
Kenneth Alling
Babette Deutsch
Paul Goodman
Arthur Gregor

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, November 1949

Table of Contents

The Catch (Four Poems)

Theodore Weiss

Two Poems

Ernest Sandeen
- At the Mercy Seat
- Anecdote of the Wind

David Sachs
- Exclamation for Sally
Babette Deutsch
- Visit to the Zoo

Five Poems

Paul Goodman

V. R. Lang
- At the Meeting of Two Families
Pauline Hanson
- The Return

Two Poems

Arthur Gregor
- Voyage
- Red Boots, a Balalaika

Carol Hogben
- Two Poems
Kenneth Slade Alling
- Dr. Donne
William Carlos Williams
- The Three Graces

An Editorial

Hayden Carruth
- The University and the Poet

Reviews

Henry W. Rago
- The Ungovernable Risk
Jackson Mathews
- Some Notes on Henri Michaux
Arvid Shulenberger
- Effects of a Climate
William Poster
- Canada and New England
Lee F. Gerlach
- Imperfect Tributes
George Williamson
- A Design upon Design
Edwin Honig
- Lorca's Other Dimension
James Hall
- Patchen's Angry Shoes
David Sachs
- Passion without Style

Contributors
- - Theodore Weiss
  - Ernest Sandeen
  - David Sachs
  - Babette Deutsch
  - Paul Goodman
  - V. R. Lang
  - Pauline Hanson
- - Arthur Gregor
  - Carol Hogben
  - Kenneth Slade Alling
  - William Carlos Williams
  - Hayden Carruth
  - Henry W. Rago
  - Jackson Mathews
- - Arvid Shulenberger
  - William Poster
  - Lee F. Gerlach
  - George Williamson
  - Edwin Honig
  - James Hall