Taggard Edits May Days: An Anthology of Verse from Masses‑Liberator
Poet involved
What happened
In 1925, Genevieve Taggard edited May Days: An Anthology of Verse from Masses‑Liberator, published in New York by Boni & Liveright. The anthology collected radical poetry from the influential left‑wing magazines The Masses and The Liberator, with woodcuts by J.J. Lankes, and reflected Taggard's deepening commitment to politically engaged literature.
Literary impact
This editorial project connected Taggard more firmly to the radical literary tradition and helped define her as a poet who refused to separate aesthetics from politics. The anthology's wide circulation brought her work to the attention of a broader progressive readership and reinforced her belief that poetry could be both beautiful and socially transformative.
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