author
Cora C. Bass
1868–1928
A turn-of-the-century American poet, this writer published graceful, heartfelt verse that first appeared in newspapers and magazines before being gathered into book form. Her poems move easily between nature, faith, memory, and everyday feeling.
2 Audiobooks
Songs for All Seasons, and Other Poems
by Cora C. Bass
Poems
by Cora C. Bass
About the author
Published in Lowell, Massachusetts, Cora C. Bass is known for the poetry collections Poems (1899) and Songs for All Seasons, and Other Poems (1901). Her books show a clear, musical style and draw on themes such as the seasons, devotion, affection, and reflection.
The prefatory notes to her collections show that her work had already appeared in periodicals including The New York Observer, The Churchman, Zion's Herald, Christian Register, The Standard, Outing, the Boston Transcript, the Portland Transcript, and The New England Home Magazine. One edition of Poems also presents the name "Harley Vane" on the title page, linking that name with her published work.
Little biographical information appears to be readily available online beyond her dates, 1868 to 1928, and her surviving books. Even so, the poems themselves leave a strong impression of a writer interested in consolation, beauty, and the rhythms of ordinary life.