Ploughshares Spring 1977

The Spring 1977 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Jane Shore. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.Table of ContentsFICTION"A Slip Up," by John McGahern"The Plymouth Boat," by R. D. Skillings"The Son She Has," by Sheila McMillen"Negroes I Have Known," by David Rosner"Applause, Applause," by Jean Thompson"A Well Driller in the Rain," by John Bart Gerald"The Man at the Gate," by Lynne Sharon Schwartz"Bodies Like Mouths," by John J. ClaytonNONFICTION"One Art: The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop, 1971-1976," by Lloyd SchwartzPOETRYVanessa RyderMaura StantonPamela StewartMargaret SmithRichard CecilJudith LeetLinda PastanRichard HugoMichael RyanEdward DiaoPaul NelsonCarole S. OlesMary Jo SalterKathleen SpivackNorman DubieMarguerite Guzman BouvardKristina McGrathBeatrice HawleyLorrie GoldensohnDebora GregerMiriam SaganAnne WhitehouseBetsy ShollRuth WhitmanRon SlateGina WhiteMark O'DonnellEdward DooleyJack AndersonJohn SkoylesDona SteinMichael BenediktMerrill KaitzFrederick WillRicardo da Silveira Lobo SternbergBilly CollinsRoger WeingartenKathryn Van SpanckerenCora BrooksBrad LeithauserFrederick MorganGeorge ColtDaniel HalpernTom AbsherDavid McCannHelene DavisMarian TaylorJohn EngelsNina Rubinstein AlonsoJohn MaloneyBarry GoldensohnJeff SilvaAlvin GreenbergJames RichardsonJane ShorePOSTSCRIPTS"'The Work!' : A Conversation with Elizabeth Bishop," by George Starbuck