Elizabeth Spires is the author of six books of poetry, most recently The Wave-Maker (W.W. Norton, 2008). She lives in Baltimore and directs the Kratz Center for Creative Writing at Goucher College.

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Founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912, Poetry is the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. Harriet Monroe’s “Open Door” policy, set forth in Volume I of the magazine, remains the most succinct statement of Poetry’s mission: to print the best poetry written today, in whatever style, genre, or approach.