The Poems and Prayers of Helen Steiner Rice

September 2004: Since she began writing in the 1920s until now, there has never been a complete collection of all of Helen Steiner Rice's beautiful inspirational writings. This comprehensive anthology includes nearly 400 poems, including rare and previously unpublished poems, topically organised and with a foreword by Patsy Clairmont.

Publisher Description

This beautifully crafted edition offers the first, largest, and most complete collection ever of Helen Steiner Rice poems. From her remarkable body of work, this volume includes nearly four hundred original poems--sixteen of them rare and previously uncollected--and one never-before-published prayer discovered in the Helen Steiner Rice Foundation archives. Included are favorites like. "The Praying Hands," "Heart Gifts," and "Tribute to John F. Kennedy." Organized topically into sixteen parts, this collection features the subjects Helen returned to again and again in her life--from musings on heaven and the beauty in nature to odes of love for friends and family. It's a definitive volume packed with heart and hope for generations to come.