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February 1980

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

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Jim Hall
Tom Johnson
Paris Leary
Sandra McPherson
Philip Murray

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, February 1980

Table of Contents

Sandra McPherson
- The Jet Engine
- Haze
- Lullaby
- Debut
- Black Soap
Roger Weingarten
- Clay Tenements
- Tunnel Effect
Barton Sutter
- Static
- Shoe Shop
Philip Murray
- On the Death of Steele's Father
Tom Johnson
- Vermeer
John Wakeman
- Love in Brooklyn
Marcia Southwick
- The Night Won't Save Anyone
Bruce Smith
- Winter and Spring. Things I Forgot to Tell Thean Logan before She Left
Michael Ryan
- A Shape for It
David Weiss
- The Landlord
Evan Zimroth
Jim Hall
- Sorting the Photos
Paris Leary
- Gaudeamus Igitur
- Oxford Commination
Robert W. Watson

Comment

Dave Smith
- Perpetual Worlds Taking Place
Penelope Laurans
- In Another Direction

Contributors
- - Sandra McPherson
  - Roger Weingarten
  - Barton Sutter
  - Philip Murray
  - Tom Johnson
  - John Wakeman
- - Marcia Southwick
  - Bruce Smith
  - Michael Ryan
  - David Weiss
  - Evan Zimroth
  - Jim Hall
- - Paris Leary
  - Robert W. Watson
  - Dave Smith
  - Penelope Laurans