The Summer 1972 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by George Kimball. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

Acclaimed journalist and sportswriter George Kimball ("Four Kings", "Manly Art") guest edits Ploughshares' second issue, showcasing a literary magazine still finding its voice and unfettered by structure. Featuring fiction and poetry interweaved with art and subversive "anti-dramas," Kimball's issue shows the foundation of innovation and challenging thinking that would come to define Ploughshares The issue features work from Ploughshares guest editors DeWitt Henry, Paul Hannigan, Fanny Howe, and Maura Stanton.