An issue of Ploughshares from Winter 1987, guest-edited by Bill Knott. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

This classic all-poetry issue, guest-edited by poet Bill Knott, features the work of a number of outstanding poets, including Gary Soto, Sharon Olds, Mary Oliver, Charles Simic, Denise Duhamel, and many others. There is also a spotlight on the English poet Craig Raine, featuring appreciations by Mary Karr, Seamus Heaney, and Sven Birkerts.