Inside the February Issue of Poetry Magazine

February 2015

A doctor on horseback with a gold chain and sensitive hands is not yet enough to solve the problems of existence. —Michael Hofmann This month's podcast  February 2015: "The Woman Who Quit" The editors discuss new poems by Alice Lyons, Sally Wen Mao, and Elizabeth Willis; plus Michael Hofmann on the enigmatic Rosemary Tonks. Discussion guide A deeper look into the February issue.	Subscribe to Poetry Sign up for a new subscription, givePoetry to a friend, or order a half-price student subscription. Get Poetry
THIS MONTH POEMS ELIZABETH WILLIS Steady Digression to a Fixed Point AMIRI BARAKA Tender Arrivals ANGE MLINKO “They that dally nicely with words may quickly make them wanton” SALLY WEN MAO The Toll of the Sea GERARD MALANGA Cornelius ... Cornelius Gurlitt Renee Gresham, Widow of William Lindsay Gresham, 1909–1962 BIANCA STONE Losing It Noon Rose and Necklace Three Fates PETER HELLER Apples RACHEL HADAS Sleepover Green and Gold ALICE LYONS Happy Valley MICHAEL METIVIER The Wine Advection Blues Bullheads CHRISTOPHER ROBLEY Nano KINGA TÓTH From “Party” CATE MARVIN Dead Girl Gang Bang JOHN BARR The Hove WYATT PRUNTY Making Frankenstein MARIANNE BORUCH The Mermaids a Book and Screen PORTFOLIO LAWRENCE SCHWARTZWALD Photos PROSE KAPLAN HARRIS Make It New Age MICHAEL HOFMANN The Woman Who Quit CRAIG MORGAN TEICHER Borderlines