02284cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500280015626400510018430000470023533600260028233700260030833800360033450000310037050802090040152011280061053400570173865300200179565300360181585600760185185600430192774619UtSlPG20260610134728.0mcr n260607r20241921utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aSquire, John Collings, Sir,d1884-195812aA book of women's verse 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-10-21  aAaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"A Book of Women's Verse" by Sir John Collings Squire is a collection of poetry edited with a prefatory essay, written in the early 20th century. This anthology seeks to bring attention to the contributions of women poets throughout history, acknowledging both celebrated and lesser-known voices. The work addresses themes of gender and literary recognition, with an emphasis on the evolution of women’s roles in literature.  The opening of the anthology begins with an exploration of the motivations behind compiling this collection, highlighting societal curiosity towards women's contributions to the arts. Squire reflects on previous collections of women's poems, providing a critical overview of their merits and shortcomings. He shares insights about the historical context in which women writers operated, noting the challenges they faced and the self-consciousness often present in their works. The preface sets the stage for an inclusive collection that aims to celebrate the diverse voices of women poets, inviting readers to reconsider their literary significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cOxford: Clarendon Press, 1921  aWomen -- Poetry  aEnglish poetry -- Women authors4 uhttps://archive.org/details/bookofwomensvers00squirich/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74619