December 1953 Archibald MacLeishCid CormanJohn GillRobert HoranAllen KanferTable of ContentsFrom this IssuePoemp1Oiseaux Tristes... Read More Poemp1Already Ripening Barberries Are Red... Read More Poemp1The Word and the Fish... Read More Table of ContentsFour PoemsMarvin SolomonOiseaux TristesThe PigeonsThe AnimalShuttersV. R. LangAlready Ripening Barberries Are RedErnest SandeenThe Word and the FishAllen KanferMosesE. L. MayoThe Word of WaterCid CormanBacktalk from the MinotaurJohn J. GillTrafficDonald PetersenThe Stages of NarcissusGalway KinnellThe WolvesRobert HoranTriumph of IcarusOpinionArchibald MacLeishMarianne Moore: Imaginary Gardens and Real ToadsReviewsPhilip Ferguson LeglerMarianne Moore and the Idea of FreedomParker TylerThe Ambiguous AxeJohn McCormickThe WomenHarry RoskolenkoThe Shadow Is Not the RoseCONTRIBUTORSCid CormanJohn J. GillRobert HoranAllen KanferGalway KinnellV. R. LangPhilip Ferguson LeglerArchibald MacLeishE. L. MayoJohn McCormickDonald PetersenHarry RoskolenkoErnest SandeenMarvin SolomonParker Tyler