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Ploughshares, Volume 13, Issue 4, Winter 1987: #44

Ploughshares Winter 1987-88: Poetry

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Ploughshares, Volume 13, Issue 4, Winter 1987: #44

Ploughshares Winter 1987-88: Poetry

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An issue of Ploughshares from Winter 1987, guest-edited by Bill Knott. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.This classic all-poetry issue, guest-edited by poet Bill Knott, features the work of a number of outstanding poets, including Gary Soto, Sharon Olds, Mary Oliver, Charles Simic, Denise Duhamel, and many others. There is also a spotlight on the English poet Craig Raine, featuring appreciations by Mary Karr, Seamus Heaney, and Sven Birkerts.POETRY AND PROSEAi, “Family Portrait,” “Boys & Girls, Lenny Bruce, or Back From the Dead”Marvin Bell, Three PoemsStar Black, “Rendezvous”Karen Brennan, “A Beautiful Way of Looking at Something Starts,” “The Black Puppy Story”Melissa Brown, “Trinity Street”Revecca Byrkit, “The Effluvial Mood”Andrea Cohen, “Story of the Tattoo”Martha Collins, “Slug”Mary Cross, “I Am Told”Michael Cuddihy, “In Ignorance,” “Bread”Stephen Dobyns, Three PoemsDenise Duhamel, “On Being Born the Same Eact Day of the Same Exact Year as Boy George”Elaine Equi, “Cannibals in Space,” “Aperture”Gao Fa-lin, “Iron Meteorite”Linda Gregg, “Night Music”Joy Harjo, “Hieroglyphic”Erica John, “The Land of Fuck”Mary Karr, “Sad Rite”Claudia Keelan, “Towards”Nancy Lagomarsino, “On Skimming an Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry400-Yard Girls' Relay”Lyn Lifshin, Three PoemsGinny MacKenzie, “Aunt Lena Is Committed to Bellefonte State Hospital”Kevin Magee, “The Boss & His Beauty,” “After Whitman (Gramsci's Whitman)”Paul Mariani, “The Gospel According to Walter,” “Landscape With Visionary Blue”Sandra McPherson, “Ridge Road,” “Sonnet for a Singer”Steffen Mensching, “Mayakowski's Vacation with Lilya and Ossip Brik, Summer of 1929,” “Siqueiros: Our Countenance”Michael Milburn, “The Funeral”Barbara Molloy-Olund, “Night and Effort”Karen Ohnesorge-Fick, “Ma's Ghost”Sharon Olds, Four PoemsMary Oliver, “Maybe”Gregory Orr, “The City and the Barbarians”Bob Perelman, Three PoemsRobert Polito, “Cathy's Braces”Robin Reagler, “Big Swim”Donald Revell, “Polygamy”Sarah Rosenblatt, "Should I Stay or Should I Go?," “Past Closing Time”Karl Rosenquist, “Black and White Dream”Jerome Sala, Three PoemsTomaz Salamun, “The Blue Vault”Lloyd Schwartz, “Pseudodoxia Epidemica”R. D. Shipp, “Suspects”Charles Simic, “First Thing in the Morning,” “The Gods”JIm Simmerman, “The Public Job of Blood”Michelle Blake Simons, “The Fourth Wall”Gary Soto, Three PoemsJohn Tarver, “No Time”Mona Van Duyn, “Mockingbird Month”Peter Viereck, Three PoemsRebecca Weiner, “The Payment”Mary Karr, “An Interview with Craig Raine”Thomas Lux, “On Craig Raine”Sven Birkerts, “Craig Raine's ‘In the Kalahari Desert’”Seamus Hea

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"Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece."
Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell April 02, 2025
"Such a rich narrative. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. An effortless 5 stars."
Barbara Cruz
Barbara Cruz July 06, 2024
"Exceeded all my expectations. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. Worth every moment spent reading."
Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown July 27, 2024
"Exceeded all my expectations. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. Worth every moment spent reading."
Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown October 08, 2025
"I was completely blown away. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. Worth every moment spent reading."
Charles Diaz
Charles Diaz June 30, 2024
"I was completely blown away. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. Worth every moment spent reading."
Amanda Turner
Amanda Turner July 16, 2025
"A profoundly satisfying read. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece."
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