Julian Symons, 'How Wide is the Atlantic or Do You Believe in America?', pp. 80 - 84

Allen Tate, 'Eclogue of the Liberal and The Liberal Poet', pp. 85 - 86

Conrad Aiken, 'The Four Appearances', pp. 87 - 89

Wallace Stevens, 'Connoisseur of Chaos', p. 90

Theodore Spencer, 'Eclogue', p. 91

John Peale Bishop, 'The Statue of Shadow', p. 92

        "         , 'Colloquy with a King-Crab', pp. 92 - 93

Phelps Putnam, 'Political Lyric', p. 93

Howard Baker, 'A Letter from the Country', pp. 94 - 95

R. P. Blackmur, 'On Excited Knees', p. 96

        "         , 'World Aback', p. 96

Delmore Schwartz, 'Imitation of a Fugue', p. 97

Yvor Winters, 'The Cremation E.H.L.: 1866-1938', p. 98

        "         , 'Much in Little', p. 98

John Berryman, 'The Trial', p. 99

Kenneth Fearing, 'Take a Letter', p. 100

        "         , 'C Stands for Civilisation', p. 101

Samuel French Morse, 'Quaking Bog', p. 102

W. R. Moses, 'Angina Pectoris', pp. 102 - 103

        "         , 'Hunter's Evening', p. 103

Reuel Denney, 'The Children', p. 104

William Fitzgerald, 'Wild Life is Beautiful on Platters', p. 105

Theodore Roethke, 'The Victims', pp. 105 - 106

William Maas, 'The Kind Look', p. 106

Mark van Doran, 'Answer to an Enquiry', p. 107

William Carlos Williams, 'Answer to an Enquiry', p. 109

Yvor Winters, 'Answer to an Enquiry', p. 111

Wallace Stevens, 'Answer to an Enquiry', p. 112

Allen Tate, 'Answer to an Enquiry', p. 112

Marianne Moore, 'Answer to an Enquiry', p. 114

'Notes on Contributors', pp. 114 - 116