Ellen Glasgow was born in Richmond, Virginia, April 22, 1874. Her novels, among which may be mentioned _The Voice of the People_, _The Romance of a Plain Man_, and _Life and Gabriella_, deal chiefly with social and psychological problems, and their scenes are for the most part in the southern part of the United States. _"CHOCOLATE FUDGE" IN THE MAGAZINE_ 241 FANNIE HURST Fannie Hurst was born in St. Louis, October 19, 1889. She has served as a saleswoman and as a waitress and crossed the Atlantic in the steerage to get material for her short stories of the life of the working-woman, selections of which have been published with the titles _Just Around the Corner_ and _Every Soul Hath Its Song_. _THE NEW SPIRIT IN POETRY_ 253 AMY LOWELL Amy Lowell was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, February 9, 1874. She is prominently identified with _vers libre_, _imagisme_, and other ultra-modern poetic tendencies. She has published a volume of essays on modern French poetry and three books of poems, of which _Men, Women, and Ghosts_ is the most recent. _A NEW DEFINITION OF POETRY_ 265 EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON Edwin Arlington Robinson was born in Head Tide, Maine, December 22, 1869. He has written plays, but is chiefly known for his poems, most of them studies of character. His most recent volume is _Merlin: A Poem_. _LET POETRY BE FREE_ 277 JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY Josephine Preston Peabody was born in New York City. She won the Stratford-on-Avon Prize for her poetic drama _The Piper_. She has published many books of verse, one of which, called _Harvest Moon_, deals chiefly with woman's tragic share in the Great War. She is the wife of Prof. Lionel Simeon Marks of Harvard. _THE HERESY OF SUPERMANISM_ 289 CHARLES RANN KENNEDY Charles Rann Kennedy was born at Derby, England, February 14, 1871. His plays, dealing with social and religious questions, include _The Servant in the House_, _The Terrible Meek_, _The Idol-Breakers_, and _The Rib of the Man_, his latest work. _THE MASQUE AND DEMOCRACY_ 305 PERCY MACKAYE