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April 1954

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

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Delmore Schwartz
Buddhadeva Bose
John Ciardi
Chester Kallman
Harold Norse

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, April 1954

Table of Contents

Two Poems

John Ciardi
- Elegy for Sandro
- Sunday Morning

Buddhadeva Bose
- Some Word to Say

Two Poems

Felix N. Stefanile
- An Old Reunion
- Winter Year

Five Poems

Chester Kallman

Three Voyages

Harold Norse

Opinion

Frederick J. Hoffman
- Williams and His Muse

Reviews

Kimon Friar
- The Circular Route
Jean Burden
- The Prolific Dr. Moore
Leonard Unger
- Speculations on Keats
Franklyn B. Snyder
- The Irresistible Power of Attraction
Hugh Kenner
- Subways to Parnassus

Contributors
- - John Ciardi
  - Buddhadeva Bose
  - Felix N. Stefanile
  - Chester Kallman
- - Harold Norse
  - Frederick J. Hoffman
  - Kimon Friar
  - Jean Burden
- - Leonard Unger
  - Franklyn B. Snyder
  - Hugh Kenner