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April 1953

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

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Ruby Haykin
Hayden Carruth
John Ciardi
Robert Graves
James Hall

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, April 1953

Table of Contents

Five Poems

Elder James Olson

Two Poems

Hayden Carruth
- Ends
- Directive

Three Poems

John Ciardi

Robert Graves
- From the Embassy
James Baker Hall
- The Hunt Within
Anthony Hecht
- Spring for Thomas Hardy
Peter Viereck
- Nostalgia

Two Poems

Rosalie Moore
- Of Singles and Doubles
- View of Rome circa 1200

Anthony Ostroff
- Portrait of a Latter Day Refugee

Four Poems

Kenneth Patchen

Reviews

Bruce Berlind
- A Curious Accomplishment
Harry Roskolenko
- A Variety of Poets
Thomas Cole
- Wilbur's Second Volume

Opinion

Charles G. Bell
- G. A. Borgese, Poet-Seer

Nicholas Joost
- Poetry Chronicle

Contributors
- - Elder James Olson
  - Hayden Carruth
  - John Ciardi
  - Robert Graves
  - James Baker Hall
- - Anthony Hecht
  - Peter Viereck
  - Rosalie Moore
  - Anthony Ostroff
  - Kenneth Patchen
- - Bruce Berlind
  - Harry Roskolenko
  - Thomas Cole
  - Charles G. Bell
  - Nicholas Joost