Note from the Editors: It is with sadness that we report the passing away of Joseph Duemer, at the age of 66, on June 27, 2017. Joe served as Poetry Editor of The Wallace Stevens Journal for twenty years, from 1990 to 2010. He was Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Clarkson University, where he had taught courses in creative writing, literature, popular music, and Buddhism. He published numerous books of poetry, including The Light of Common Day, Customs, Static, and Magical Thinking, and coedited Dog Music: Poetry about Dogs. His poems and criticism appeared in more than seventy-five literary journals. His latest volume of poetry, which he was preparing for publication under the title River with Birds, contains several poems that testify to Stevens’s inspiration on him. We have decided to start our usual selection of poems by reproducing three of these works in celebration of Joe’s poetic career and his longtime service to the Journal. We express our sincere condolences to Joe’s wife, Carole Mathey, and thank her for granting permission to publish the following poems.

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湖面云雾缭绕，和：静，和：夏天的两只知更鸟

编者按：2017 年 6 月 27 日，Joseph Duemer 逝世，享年 66 岁，我们深感悲痛。Joe 从 1990 年到 2010 年担任华莱士史蒂文斯杂志的诗歌编辑长达二十年。他是克拉克森大学人文学科名誉教授，在那里他教授过创意写作、文学、流行音乐和佛教课程。他出版了许多诗集，包括《平凡的日子》、《风俗》、《静态》和《魔法思维》，以及合编的《狗音乐：关于狗的诗》。他的诗歌和评论发表在七十五多种文学期刊上。他的最新诗集，他正准备以《河流与鸟类》为标题出版，其中包含几首诗，证明史蒂文斯对他的启发。我们决定通过复制其中三部作品来开始我们通常的诗歌选择，以庆祝乔的诗歌生涯和他为《华尔街日报》的长期服务。我们向乔的妻子卡罗尔·马西表示诚挚的哀悼，并感谢她允许发表以下诗歌。