Melville Henry Cane
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Melville Henry Cane (April 15, 1879 – March 10, 1980) was an American poet and lawyer.
He studied at Columbia University, and was the author of the influential book, Making a Poem (1953).
Early life and education
As a Columbia University student in 1900, Cane worked as a reporter at the New York Evening Post and also wrote poetry. He also co-wrote the 1900 Varsity Show at Columbia, writing lyrics for libretto The Governor's Vrouw (1900), a two-act comic opera he co-wrote with Henry Sydnor Harrison, while John Erskine write the music. Cane earned his law degree in 1903 and later specialized in copyright law.
Career
Cane, a legal advisor to famous writers such as Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Ayn Rand, William Saroyan, and Thomas Wolfe, as well as serving on the board of directors for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. in 1971.
A selection of Cane's creations include: January Garden (1926), Behind Dark Places (1930), And Pastures New (1956) and Snow Towards Evening (1974).