'Experiment', p. 1 [statement of intent/manifesto]

Basil Wright, 'Postwar', essay, pp. 2 - 3

W. Empson, 'Letter', poem, p. 4

G. Reavey, 'Poem', poem, p. 4

W. F. Hare, 'Beauty: A Problem and an Attitude to Life', poem, pp. 5 - 10

E. M. Wilson, 'Góngora', essay, p. 11

Góngora, 'Opening section of Las Soledades', poem, pp. 11 - 12

        "         , 'Flood for a Pastoral Wedding', poem, p. 12

Humphrey Jennings, 'Design and the Theatre', essay, pp. 13 - 16

J. Bronowski, 'Serenade', poem, p. 17

        "         , 'Poem', poem, p. 18

E. E. Phare, 'Valéry and Gerard Hopkins', essay, pp. 19 - 23

Malcolm Grigg, 'Sonata for a Young Man of Nineteen ', prose poem, pp. 24 - 27

J. L. Sweeney, 'These Ancient Moderns', essay, pp. 28 - 31

Hugh Sykes, 'Music in an Empty House', poem, pp. 31 - 32

J. O. Giršavičius, 'Biochemistry', essay, pp. 33 - 37

William Empson, 'Part of Mandevil's Travels', poem, pp. 38 - 39

Jacob Bronowski, 'City Summer', poem, p. 39

Louis de Breton, 'Renoir and Pure Painting', essay, pp. 40 - 42

T. H. White, 'Poem', poem, p. 42

N. N. Sen, 'L'Étoile de Mer', prose poem, pp. 43 - 45 ["A poem as seen by Man Ray"]

Basil Wright, 'String Quartet', poem, p. 45

J. D. Solomon, 'Schubert or Schönberg? Melody or Mathematics?', essay, pp. 46 - 48

William Empson, 'Disillusion with Metaphysics', poem, p. 48