February 1986 Ralph BurnsDavid ClewellStephen CoreyStephen DobynsStephen DunnTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoempoetry-magazineThe Blooming of Sentimentality Read More Poempoetry-magazineAerial in the Pines Read More Poempoetry-magazineChampionship Fight Read More Table of ContentsStephen CoreyThe Blooming of SentimentalityStephen DunnAerial in the PinesSleeping with GhostsAll That We HaveDave SmithChampionship FightDriving LessonCareless LoveRalph BurnsThe Comfort of a WomanDebrisAllison FunkThe Ghost of Elinor WylieForms of ConversionElegy ("To endure this place...")Molly PeacockThe ChoicePrayerCommands of LoveTom SleighM. On Her Thirtieth BirthdaySeventh Floor: Cancer WardDavid ClewellBack to LifeStephen DobynsTheseus within the LabyrinthThe InvitationCemetery Nights VQuerenciaMarie HoweApologyLullabyBarry GoldensohnThe ToyShort ReviewsVernon ShetleyShort ReviewsSinging, by Dennis SchmitzOther Lives, by Christopher BuckleyThe Near World, by Carl DennisNo Heaven, by David St. JohnFacing Nature, by John UpdikeNew Selected Poems, by Howard MossLate Settings, by James MerrillCONTRIBUTORSRalph BurnsDavid ClewellStephen CoreyStephen DobynsStephen DunnAllison FunkBarry GoldensohnMarie HoweMolly PeacockVernon ShetleyTom SleighDave Smith