Published by Magdalen College 44pp
edited by Nicholas Jenkins, Elise Paschen, Nicola Richards
no preface

Another staple of Oxford Poetry's magazine existence began with this issue, when D. J. Enright set the Rilke Translation Competition. The pattern of the Translation Competition was that the text in German (or whatever language) would be printed in one issue, with translations invited, and the winning translation or translations would be printed in the next.

Contents

Peter McDonald: Triumphs (1. The triumph of love; 2. The triumph of chastity; 3. The triumph of fame; 4. The triumph of death; 5. The triumph of time);

Anne Stevenson: Interview; Red Rock Fault, Two Years Later (for Frances Horovitz, 7th October 1983);

Nigel Purdy: View from a High Window; Lyric;

Mick Herron: A Firm Persuasion;

David Norbrook: Iona; Hard Water;

Dennis O'Driscoll: Sanctuary;

Steve Ellis: Virgil (after Pound): Messina, 21 BC;

Martin Stokes: La Plaza de San Felipe Neri;

Mick Imlah: Interview by Nicholas Jenkins; Doing It; Visiting St Anthony;

Henry Hart: The Poetry of Geoffrey Hill;