[19] From _The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke_. Copyright, 1915, by
John Lane Company and reprinted by permission.
[20] From _The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke_. Copyright, 1915, by
John Lane Company and reprinted by permission.
[21] From _The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke_. Copyright, 1915, by
John Lane Company and reprinted by permission.
_Winifred M. Letts_
Winifred M. Letts was born in Ireland in 1887, and her early work
concerned itself almost entirely with the humor and pathos found in
her immediate surroundings. Her _Songs from Leinster_ (1913) is her
most characteristic collection; a volume full of the poetry of simple
people and humble souls. Although she has called herself "a back-door
sort of bard," she is particularly effective in the old ballad measure
and in her quaint portrayal of Irish peasants rather than of Gaelic
kings and pagan heroes. She has also written three novels, five books
for children, a later volume of _Poems of the War_ and, during the
conflict, served as a nurse at various base hospitals.