The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

left behind with most of our household
treasures and we never saw it again"
In addition to these volumes. I noted
in Dr.. Kingsbury's article in the News
and Observer, of December %, 1902 men
ton of four others: Poems" (the titles
not specified by william II. Brown. Ida
Earrell Horne, Mary Aver Miller and
James w. Rogers. ! have seen fugitive
pieces from Mrs. Horne and Mrs. Miller
Goth are represented in Select poetry Of
North Carolina") but the collected poems
of neither of these writer have. l regret
to say come under my observation.
Just now there is kind of poetic re-
vival in North Carolina. Some of the best
verse writer's in the State are now appear
ing, both in books and periodicals. In an
address last winter before the State His
torical and Literary Association on The
Poets of North Carolina" published n
the News and Observer, February LIST.
1909 Prof. Henry Jerome StOckard tells
of the forthcoming volumes of nativ.
verse; one by Mr.. Frank Armfeld, one
by Mr.. l.. c.. Van Noppen. the third ry
Mr.. J. II. Boner. After reading all of
these in manuscript, Prof Stockard adds
Il believe they will prove permanent
addition to our modicum of poetry
Such is the list of volumes of North
Carolina poetry as / have it now--many
Of them long out of print; several sal
before the public, a goodly number of the
best having appeared IN the last few
years; others still. waiting for an oppOr
tunity to try their fortunes on the sea
of criticism. OF course many of these
volumes, from critical point of view,
are not worth the postage it would take
to mail them. But there are others which
are very creditable and their works are
real and permanent contribution to the
States literature Without depreciatihg
a single line ever written by any worthy
hand in the old North State the best OF
the volumes that have yet appeared, in
my Judgment, are (to follow alphetic9}
order) those by John Henry Boner. Mary
Bayard Clarke Edwin Wiley Fuller.
TheophiluS H. Hill BENJAMIN Sledd and
Henry Jerome Stockard.
Quite likely there arc other volumes of
more or less value that have not come
under my notice; if SO, l would greatly
appreciate definite information about
them. Also any corrections of the above
list or additional data, would be gratefully
received
And now to The final and practical point
in hand There ought to be complete
collection of the volumes of poems written
by North Carolnians. For such a colcc
ton there is no more appropriate reposi
tory than the library of our State Uni
versity. The library has at present only
very few of the needed volumes. The
following, as far as l am able to learn.
comprise the list: Fuller's Angel in the
Cloud Mrs. Leach's Scattered Leaves"
Mrs. Clarke's Wood Notes. Sledd's
From Cliff and Scaur' C''the Watchers
of the Hearth has disappeared); Stock
ards Fugitive Lines; Hills Passion
Flower and other Poems q Think;
Cobb's ''Poetical Geography of North Car
DINA; Moorcs --latest Poetry of North
Carolina" Now who will add TO the list
am assured by the University Librarian
(Mr Wilson, that any of these volumes
would be heartily welcomed. Will not
authors of the lacking volumes donate one
or two copies to the library? Will not
owners of old books look over. their
shelves for any of these books of native
verse and send them on to complete the
collection and for future safe-keeping?
A Native Poets Corner IN the UnlveT-
sity Library would doubtless be an IN
teresting nook for many lovers and stud
ents of home literature in the DAYS 20
come. HIGHT C. MOORE.
Chapel Hill, n. c., October Is, 1903.