Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

A Rich Gentleman

Max Michelson

YOUR nostrils sniff the air,

Your ears stand alert:

Near you, like wolves in the forest,

Lurk other people’s poverty and suffering;

And though your heart is robust—

Tough, like the cheek of a country girl,

You dare not trust it.