Ednah Dow Cheney

Many critics praised the poems' raw emotional power. Ednah Dow Cheney , the only female reviewer, commented on their galvanic effect on the reader, and likened Howe to Robert Browning .New York...

Certain poems in Passion Flowers have a palpable sadness. Critic Ednah Dow Cheney remarks that they seem to have been composed in sad perplexed minors. Other poems, such as Rome, capture the small...