When Harriet Monroe founded Poetry Magazine in Chicago in 1912, it was the first monthly devoted solely to poetry, and few people expected the publication to see its first birthday. To help mark this historic occasion, the Magazine will publish a special double issue featuring new work by A. R. Ammons, John Ashbery, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, W. S. Merwin, Sharon Olds, Charles Wright, and over 80 other well-known contemporary poets, many of whom were first introduced to wider audiences in Poetry 's pages.
Poetry occupies a special place in the hearts of poets.
Many contributors to the special issue sent happy birthday wishes along with their submissions. And how astonishing that you will be hitting 1,020 issues. So Fine,' about the china swan that would outlast even its lordly owners. That poem became one of her best, and Poetry , of course, lived on. I'm glad that Poetry is alive and well, and still telling poets that art is imperishable.