October 1982 John BayleyJohn NimsA. AmmonsJohn CiardiDorothy DonnellyTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineMeeting Place Read More Poempoetry-magazineMutterings Read More Poempoetry-magazineFaces Read More Table of ContentsA. R. AmmonsMeeting PlaceYadkin PicnicSingling and Doubling TogetherJohn CiardiMutteringsDorothy DonnellyFacesRita DoveFlirtationAnthony HechtOn TranslationAnthemHoratian VirtueDaryl HineSapphicsWindow or WallJames MerrillThe Blue GrottoAfter the BallHoward NemerovA Moon EclipsedA Sprig of DillLearningAdam and Eve in Later LifeDisseverings, DivorcesPoeticsPattiann RogersThe DoctrineDavid WagonerTheir BodiesRichard WilburHamlen BrookCommentHelen Hennessy VendlerSpheres and Ragged EdgesContentsJohn BayleyContemporary British Poetry: A Romantic Persistence?CONTRIBUTORSA. R. AmmonsJohn BayleyJohn CiardiDorothy DonnellyRita DoveAnthony HechtDaryl HineJames MerrillHoward NemerovPattiann RogersHelen Hennessy VendlerDavid WagonerRichard Wilbur