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May 1980

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

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William Baer
Margaret Benbow
Michael Blumenthal
Stephen Clark
J. Cullum

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Cover for Poetry Magazine, May 1980

Table of Contents

Eric Weil
- Before Cooking an Eggplant
- The Path of the Headlights
William Baer
- When She Is Silent
- Books
Vanessa Haley
- At the Smithsonian
- Dead Horses
Robert Wiljer
- Moose
Celia Gilbert
- Journey
Michael C. Blumenthal
- The Flirtation
- Life Goes On
Linda Gregerson
Jeffrey Skinner
- His Side
- Her Side
Alice Wirth Gray
- Zoo Prepares to Adopt Metric System
- A Present for Poor Monsieur Proust
Stephen Clark
- Summer Visitors
Florence Grossman
- Sewing Box
- Tree
Kelly Ivie
- Gull Lake Reunion
David M. Graham
- Dusk
Miles Krogfus
- Sun Photographs
Gary Fincke
- The Girl Who Breathes through a Hole in Her Neck
J. W. Cullum
- Roses, Revisited, in a Paradoxical Autumn
Don Johnson
- The Children's Hour
Nancy Hormel Reinert
- Gopher Snake
Ralph Robin
- Directions
Margaret Benbow

Comment

Donald Hall
- Naming the Devils

Contributors
- - Eric Weil
  - William Baer
  - Vanessa Haley
  - Robert Wiljer
  - Celia Gilbert
  - Michael C. Blumenthal
  - Linda Gregerson
- - Jeffrey Skinner
  - Alice Wirth Gray
  - Stephen Clark
  - Florence Grossman
  - Kelly Ivie
  - David M. Graham
  - Miles Krogfus
- - Gary Fincke
  - J. W. Cullum
  - Don Johnson
  - Nancy Hormel Reinert
  - Ralph Robin
  - Margaret Benbow
  - Donald Hall