Excerpt from Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1919: And Year Book of American Poetry There is a poem in this volume that demands careful attention and study. It is a pointed light of vision in the dark places of our existence. I refer to Edwin Arlington Robinson's The Valley of the Shadow. The piece is surgery. But the poet knows the anatomy of human character and experience. The passion there is to heal, strengthen and restore. I mention this poem, merely, as a recognition of the glance ahead. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.