Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
AmericaAlice Corbin
I hear America singing …
And the great prophet passed,
Serene, clear and untroubled
Into the silence vast.
Rise, with vision strong,
To mold her manifold music
Into a living song?
Beyond the beat and stress,
The chant of her shrill, unjaded,
Empiric loveliness.
Wisdom surpassing wit,
Love, and the unscathed spirit,
These shall encompass it.