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Believing that poetry lies in the heart of all, and that some attempts at expressing it may be found in hidden corners of almost any writer's desk, The Toronto Women's Press Club held a Poetry Night in April, 1921. The poems handed in anonymously by a large number of its members and read that evening were of such general interest that it was decided to publish a book of verse.

It is not claimed that the quality of this work is even. Some of the names have national or international reputation as poets; others are known solely as prose writers, having published little or no verse. It is thought, however, that the litterateur will find much to please in this volume, and that the reader who asks chiefly for human interest in poetry, will find that here too.

Acknowledgment is made to the following magazines for the favor of republishing: Poetry, Chicago; Contemporary Verse, Philadelphia, The Globe, Toronto; The Canadian Magazine; The Canadian Bookman; Munsey's Magazine; The Canadian Home Journal; The Toronto Sunday World; The Christian Guardian; Life.