Sara Teasdale was an American lyric poet known for years as a sentimental poet. Her most famous poems were either about nature or about lost love. They were the keepsakes of every disappointed lover. But Ms. Teasdale was more complex than many of her fans realized. She gives us a glimpse into her inner turmoil with some of her lesser known poems, the topics of which include coming to grips with our own inadequacies, questioning God and His works, and words of wisdom to a young girl.

Sara Teasdale was sympathetic to the anti-war faction during the First World War and wrote several poems addressing her feelings on the war. She was, indeed, very complex. I find myself constantly coming back to her works, both for inspiration and for insight.