Rain-prayer
A broken ploughed field
In the driving rain,
Rain driven slant-wise
Over the plain.
I long for the rain.
The dull long rain.
For farmlands and ploughlands
And cornlands again.
O grey broken skies.
You were part of my pain !
Alice Corbin Henderson
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Shadow
A deep blue shadow falls
On the face of the mountain —
What great bird's wing
Has dropped a feather?
Biography
American poet, editor, and critic born in 1881 and died in 1949. She served as assistant editor of Poetry magazine and was a key figure in the Chicago literary renaissance. Corbin Henderson's poetry often explores the landscapes and cultures of the American Southwest, incorporating Native American imagery and themes. Her notable collections include 'The Spinning Woman of the Sky' and 'Red Earth.' She also edited anthologies and promoted modernist poetry, contributing to the development of American verse in the early twentieth century.
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