Ploughshares Fall 1971

by Dewitt Henry (Editor)

The inaugural issue of Ploughshares from Fall 1971, guest-edited by co-founder DeWitt Henry. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.See where it all began! This is the first issue of Ploughshares ever published. Edited by the magazine's co-founder, DeWitt Henry, the issue features work from a number of accomplished writers, including Ted Berrigan, Tom Lux, David Gullette, Anne Waldman, and many others who would continue to have relationships with the magazine over the years.POETRY BYTed BerriganTom LuxAnselm HolloJosephine ClareHarris SchiffThomas TessierThomas RedshawDavid BermanAndrew LittauerBruce BennettRoberto SanesiNorman KleinWilliam CorbettPaul HanniganSidney GoldfarbNorman ShapiroJohn MoritzNicolas BornAnne WaldmanBill GostleyClaudia MenzaAndy WylieChristina WylieHayden MurphyWill PironeGeorge AnthonyAnne ShaftelWilliam DoreskiDavid BallDavid GulletteHugh MaxtonDavid LensonFICTION"The Green Raft," by Catherine Dexter"Getting It In The Salt City," by Carter Wilson"Gloria Gloria," by Cynthia Housh"Ballgame," by DeWitt HenryOTHER PROSEJournal Excerpts, by David IgnatowA Review of Bill Knott's Nights of Naomi, by Bill CorbettARTA Portfolio, by Susan SmylyThe Moral of the Double Bubble, by Art WoodSketch of David Ignatow, by Rose Fraubart IgnatowCover Sketch, by David Omar White

Paperback

First published August 1, 1971

Reviews

[MikeO · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can't quite make sense of about, oh......95% of what they call poetry.