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April 1985

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

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Wendy Barker
Joan Colby
Kevin Cole
David Graham
James Hall

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, April 1985

Table of Contents

Hilda Morley
- Egrets, Antigua
- The Whiteness
Judith Minty
- The Gray Whale
Mary Oliver
- Banyan
- The Shark
Brigit Pegeen Kelly
- Napa Valley
Wendy Barker
- Night Song
- Black Sheep, Red Stars
Lucien Stryk
- Rooms
Linda Pastan
- The Seven Deadly Sins
- Market Day
David M. Graham
Maura Stanton
Kevin Cole
- Return
Askold Melnyczuk
- Chorale: In April
Joan Colby
James Baker Hall

Brief Reviews

Vernon Shetley

Contributors
- - Hilda Morley
  - Judith Minty
  - Mary Oliver
  - Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  - Wendy Barker
- - Lucien Stryk
  - Linda Pastan
  - David M. Graham
  - Maura Stanton
  - Kevin Cole
- - Askold Melnyczuk
  - Joan Colby
  - James Baker Hall
  - Vernon Shetley