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Russian Portraits

Vladimir Mayakovski

by Francine du Plessix Gray

The Paris Review, Winter 1995, pp. 132-134

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    Spring 1995 Issue = 52 Articles
    1. Notices, pp. 14-16
    2. The Revisionist by Helen Schulman, pp. 17-33
    3. Halation by Carolyn Kizer, pp. 34-35
    4. Up in the Air by Greg Williamson, pp. 36-37
    5. Phantasmal Cities by Rick Barot, pp. 38-41
    6. Three Poems by James Longenbach, pp. 42-45
    7. Aubrey Beardsley by S.X. Rosenstock, pp. 46-47
    8. Two Poems by Susan Mitchell, pp. 48-54
    9. Interview by Ted Hughes, pp. 55-94
    10. Art by Tony Fitzpatrick, pp. 95-101
    11. The Host by Marcia Guthridge, pp. 102-117
    12. Two Poems by Kevin Cantwell, p. 118
    13. Two Poems by George Bradley, pp. 119-121
    14. The Book of Sharp Silhouettes by Molly Bendall, pp. 122-123
    15. The Evening After by Fred Dings, pp. 124-125
    16. Women Singing in the Deep Sea by Sue Kwock Kim, pp. 126-127
    17. Two Poems by Scott Hightower, pp. 128-130
    18. Missing by Stephen Dunn, pp. 131-132
    19. Two Poems by Barbara Hamby, pp. 133-136
    20. Ma Goose: The Interrogation by Jane Flanders, p. 137
    21. Three Poems by Frank Bidart, pp. 138-139
    22. Mishima in 1958 by Donald Keene, pp. 140-160
    23. Peculiar Sanctity by Rachel Hadas, pp. 161-162
    24. Sixteen Visions of the Immaculate Conception by Max Winter, pp. 163-165
    25. Duplicate Scenes of the Earthly Paradise by Phillip Sterling, pp. 166-167
    26. Augustine Speaks by Joan Murray, pp. 168-169
    27. Two Poems by David Breskin, pp. 170-171
    28. Two Poems by Robert Hahn, pp. 172-176
    29. Two Poems by Jody Gladding, pp. 177-178
    30. Not Playing Possum by Joseph Harrison, p. 179
    31. The Oven Bird by Robert Frost by Daniel Stern, pp. 180-200
    32. Interview by Primo Levi, pp. 201-220
    33. Picking up Equations by A.R. Ammons, p. 221
    34. Two Poems by Linda Stern Zisquit, pp. 222-223
    35. A World Entire by Peter Gizzi, pp. 224-225
    36. Four Poems by Billy Collins, pp. 226-233
    37. Hans, A Chiaroscuro Madrigal by Judith Hall, p. 234
    38. Transgress, Transdress by Pam A. Parker, p. 235
    39. Top Ten Philosophical Hits by Tibor Fischer, pp. 236-246
    40. Art by Mia Westerlund Roosen, pp. 247-257
    41. Two Encounters by Eudora Welty, pp. 258-262
    42. My Cousin Abe, Paul Antschel and Paul Celan by Jacqueline Osherow, pp. 263-265
    43. Four Poems by John McKernan, pp. 266-268
    44. The Juniper Bonsai by Vickie Karp, pp. 269-270
    45. Three Poems by John Burt, pp. 271-272
    46. Cineam Verite by Tom Andrews, pp. 273-274
    47. Cro-Magnon by Susan Fox, pp. 275-276
    48. Excommunication by Daniel Stern, p. 277
    49. What Remains by Robert Menasse, pp. 278-291
    50. Two Reflections by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 292-296
    51. Notes on Contributors, pp. 297-306
    52. Art by Burhan Dogancay
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    Summer 1995 Issue = 43 Articles
    1. The Fine Art of Sighing by Bernard Cooper, pp. 12-14
    2. Incidents by Daniil Kharms, pp. 15-26
    3. A Coincidence at the Vet's by Francine Prose, pp. 27-32
    4. Apologia Pro Vita Sua III by Charles Wright, pp. 33-36
    5. Pantoum in which Time Equals Space by Katharine Coles, pp. 37-38
    6. Pentecost by Gwyneth Lewis, pp. 39-40
    7. Halo for Marianne Moore by Peter Sacks, pp. 41-42
    8. The Sculpture Garden by Maureen Seaton, pp. 43-44
    9. Two Poems by Daniel Rifenburgh, pp. 45-47
    10. Two Poems by Christopher Middleton, pp. 48-50
    11. Lessons Learned from a Small Drawing by Sandra McPherson, p. 51
    12. Interview by P.D. James, pp. 52-75
    13. Sending Love by Adrienne Rich, pp. 76-78
    14. Two Poems by Stephen Dobyns, pp. 79-82
    15. Two Poems by Cynthia Kraman, pp. 83-84
    16. Angelus Novus by John Harvey, pp. 85-88
    17. Three Poems by Cathy Stern, pp. 89-90
    18. Two Poems by Dan Quick, pp. 91-92
    19. Preludes by James McManus, pp. 93-95
    20. Chabela del Rio y de la Fuente Contreras by C.M. Mayo, pp. 96-109
    21. Interview by Patrick O'Brian, pp. 110-134
    22. Art by Judy Glantzman, pp. 135-141
    23. Interview by Thom Gunn, pp. 142-189
    24. A Wood Near Athens by Thom Gunn, pp. 190-192
    25. ...by an Earthquake by John Ashbery, pp. 193-196
    26. Three Poems by Dawn Corrigan, pp. 197-199
    27. Lemons by David Jauss, pp. 200-201
    28. Two Poems by Karen Volkman, pp. 202-204
    29. Wave by Roderick Townley, pp. 205-206
    30. Three Poems by Carl Phillips, pp. 207-210
    31. Marilyn's Machine by Charles H. Webb, p. 211
    32. A Semester with Allen Ginsberg by Elissa Schappell, pp. 212-257
    33. Experience by Rick DeMarinis, pp. 258-271
    34. How Can It Be I Am No Longer I by Lucie Brock-Broido, pp. 272-273
    35. Two Poems by Tom Disch, pp. 274-276
    36. Variations on a Table-Top by John Hollander, pp. 277-280
    37. Three Poems by William Logan, pp. 281-282
    38. American Solitude by Grace Schulman, pp. 283-284
    39. Four Poems by Susan Wheeler, pp. 285-288
    40. Two Poems by Richard Lyons, pp. 289-290
    41. Sketches of Paris by Edmund White, pp. 291-299
    42. Notes on Contributors, pp. 300-306
    43. Art by Raffaele
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    Fall 1995 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Notice, pp. 20-22
    2. Rapture of the Deep by T. Coraghessan Boyle, pp. 23-37
    3. The Canon of Western Humor by Harold Bloom, pp. 38-72
    4. Epithalamium by John Updike, p. 73
    5. The World Trade Center by David Lehman, p. 74
    6. Three Poems by Brooks Haxton, pp. 75-77
    7. Seashells, Manasota Key by Campbell McGrath, pp. 78-79
    8. Sabbath by Victoria Else, p. 80
    9. Donna Reed in the Scary Old House by Tom Disch, pp. 81-82
    10. Proverbs from Purgatory by Lloyd Schwartz, pp. 83-85
    11. The Man in the Back Row Has a Question, pp. 86-107
    12. Interview by Garrison Keillor, pp. 108-127
    13. The Birth of a Notion by R.O. Blechman, George Booth, Jim Borgman, and Roz Chast, ..., pp. 128-146
    14. Lorena by Lucille Clifton, p. 147
    15. Two Poems by Robert Phillips, pp. 148-150
    16. Two Poems by Gary Mitchner, pp. 151-153
    17. Johnny Weismuller Learns the Tarzan Yell by Gary Fincke, p. 154
    18. Not an Affair a Sesina by Beth Gylys, pp. 155-156
    19. Chance Encounters by John Drexel, p. 157
    20. Two Cents by Albert Goldbarth, pp. 158-159
    21. Interview by Calvin Trillin, pp. 160-175
    22. Henry V, Part 2 by Marcia Guthridge, pp. 176-197
    23. Yahoos, pp. 198-199
    24. Interview by Woody Allen, pp. 200-222
    25. Squeak, Memory by Melvin Jules Bukiet, pp. 223-235
    26. Como Conversazione by Roy Blount, Jr., Malcolm Bradbury, and Tibor Fischer, ..., pp. 236-280
    27. The End: An Introduction by John Barth, pp. 281-290
    28. Notes on Contributors, pp. 291-298
    29. Art by Saul Steinberg
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    Winter 1995 Issue = 52 Articles
    1. Two Deer by Rick Bass, pp. 18-35
    2. Lifeline by Vijay Seshadri, pp. 36-41
    3. Interview by George Steiner, pp. 42-102
    4. The Trompe L'Oeil of History by Debora Greger, pp. 103-105
    5. Two Poems by Jeffrey Harrison, pp. 106-109
    6. From the Headland at Cumae by John Peck, pp. 110-112
    7. Having Fled the Cite Universitaire by Carol Muske, pp. 113-114
    8. Two Poems by Edwin Gallaher, pp. 115-116
    9. A Chest of Angels by John Reibetanz, pp. 117-119
    10. Two Poems by Patricia Corbus, pp. 120-121
    11. Kresges, 1963 by William Olsen, pp. 122-125
    12. A New Eve by Karen L. Newcombe, p. 126
    13. Russian Portraits, pp. 127-128
    14. Boris Pasternak by Olga Carlisle, pp. 129-130
    15. Leonid Andreyev by Olga Carlisle, p. 131
    16. Vladimir Mayakovski by Francine du Plessix Gray, pp. 132-134
    17. Vladimir Nabokov by Jeffrey Eugenides, pp. 135-136
    18. Daniil Kharms by Ian Frazier, pp. 137-140
    19. Little Requiem by Jorie Graham, pp. 141-144
    20. Sergei Yesenin by Jim Harrison, pp. 145-146
    21. Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Thom Jones, pp. 147-148
    22. Tolstoy and Chekhov by Norman Mailer, pp. 149-150
    23. Mikhail Bulgakov by Patrick McGrath, pp. 151-152
    24. Ivan Bunin by Susan Minot, pp. 153-154
    25. Vladimir Nabokov by Bradford Morrow, pp. 155-156
    26. Isaac Babel and his Daughter by James Salter, pp. 157-159
    27. Looking on a Russian Photograph, 1928/1995 by Oliver Stone, pp. 160-162
    28. Leo Tolstoy by E.L. Doctorow, pp. 163-164
    29. Maxim Gorki by Paul West, pp. 165-166
    30. Chekhov, Pondering by Joanna Scott, pp. 167-168
    31. Stories I Used to Write by David Means, pp. 169-175
    32. Interview by Susan Sontag, pp. 176-208
    33. Three Poems by Charles Simic, pp. 209-211
    34. Two Poems by Nance Van Winckel, pp. 212-214
    35. Eight Poems by Patrick Martin, pp. 215-222
    36. Three Poems by Jay Rogoff, pp. 223-224
    37. Three Poems by Kay Ryan, pp. 225-226
    38. Two Poems by James Laughlin, pp. 227-228
    39. Art by Brian D. Cohen, pp. 229-235
    40. Anecdotage by Gregor von Rezzori, pp. 236-239
    41. Dog Days by Judy Budnitz, pp. 240-251
    42. In the Great Reading Room by Annie Finch, p. 252
    43. shadows by Lucille Clifton, pp. 253-254
    44. Two Poems by David Lehman, pp. 255-257
    45. A Priest Forever by Philip Appleman, pp. 258-262
    46. Pinks by Martha Collins, pp. 263-267
    47. The Spoils of Patronage by Jeffery Donaldson, pp. 268-273
    48. Three Poems by Richard Tayson, pp. 274-282
    49. At an Exhibit of Mughal Painting by Andrew McCord, p. 283
    50. An Encounter by Barney Rosset, pp. 284-287
    51. Notes on Contributors, pp. 288-298
    52. Art by Medrie MacPhee
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