"Sara
Teasdale
has a genius for the song, for the perfect lyric, in
which the words seem to have fallen into place without art or
effort.
which the words seem to have fallen into place without art or
effort.
Sara Teasdale
[End of Love Songs. ]
{As an item of interest to the reader, the following, which was at the
end of this edition, is included. Only the advertisement for the same
author is included}.
By the same author
Rivers to the Sea
"There is hardly another American woman-poet whose poetry is generally
known and loved like that of Sara Teasdale. 'Rivers to the Sea', her
latest volume of lyrics, possesses the delicacy of imagery, the inward
illumination, the high vision that characterize the poetry that will
endure the test of time. "--'Review of Reviews'.
"'Rivers to the Sea' is a book of sheer delight. . . . Her touch turns
everything to song. "--Edward J. Wheeler, in 'Current Opinion'.
"Sara Teasdale's lyrics have the clarity, the precision, the grace and
fragrance of flowers. "--Harriet Monroe, in 'Poetry'.
"Sara Teasdale has a genius for the song, for the perfect lyric, in
which the words seem to have fallen into place without art or
effort. "--Louis Untermeyer, in 'The Chicago Evening Post'.
"'Rivers to the Sea' is the best book of pure lyrics that has appeared
in English since A. E. Housman's 'A Shropshire Lad'. "--William Marion
Reedy, in 'The Mirror'.
"'Rivers to the Sea' is the most beautiful book of pure lyrics that has
come to my hand in years. "--'Los Angeles Graphic'.
"Sara Teasdale sings about love better than any other contemporary
American poet. "--'The Boston Transcript'.
"'Rivers to the Sea' is the most charming volume of poetry that has
appeared on either side of the Atlantic in a score of years. "--'St.
Louis Republic'.
Sara Teasdale (1884-1933):
Teasdale was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended a school
that was founded by the grandfather of another great poet from St.
Louis--T.