Poetry of the Pacific: Selections and Original Poems from the Poets of the Pacific States

• Brian Kim Stefans — New-edition introduction, biographical notes, textual notes, and digital editing
• May Wentworth — Original compiler, preface author, and poet
• Edward Pollock — Poet
• Lyman Goodman — Poet
• Geo. H. Ringgold — Poet
• T. H. Underwood — Poet
• Col. Baker — Poet
• G. T. Sproat — Poet
• Dennar Stewart — Poet
• Caxton — Poet
• Frank Soule — Poet
• James Linen — Poet
• John R. Ridge — Poet
• Geo. R. Parburt — Poet
• W. A. Kendall — Poet
• J. F. Bowman — Poet
• Charles Warren Stoddard — Poet
• C. H. Webb — Poet
• McKaw Burr — Poet
• J. T. Goodman — Poet
• L. F. Wells — Poet
• Hugh Humphrey — Poet
• Ralph Keeler — Poet
• R. F. Greeley — Poet
• J. Winans — Poet
• Herbert C. Dorr — Poet
• J. J. Owen — Poet
• Wurt Taylor — Poet
• Wm. Bansman — Poet
• W. F. Stewart — Poet
• John Swett — Poet
• Wm. Waife — Poet
• Isaac H. Stewart — Poet
• H. S. Brooks — Poet
• Washington Ayer, M. D. — Poet
• Anonymous — Poet
• E. P. Hingston — Poet
• Rev. J. D. Strong — Poet
• Mistur Maloony — Poet
• J. H. Rogers — Poet
• B. F. Washington — Poet
• Eldridge G. Paige, (“Dow, Jr.”) — Poet
• J. C. Duncan — Poet
• B. P. Avery — Poet
• C. R. Clarke — Poet
• Mrs. E. A. Simonton Page — Poet
• Emilie Lawson — Poet
• Carrie Carlton — Poet
• Mrs. S. M. Clarke — Poet
• Frances Fuller Victor — Poet
• Eliza A. Pittsinger — Poet
• Mrs. M. D. Strong — Poet
• Mrs. A. H. Fader — Poet
• Annie A. Fitzgerald — Poet
• Anna M. Fitch — Poet
• Sarah E. Carmichael — Poet
• Clara Clyde — Poet
• Ina D. Coolbrith — Poet
• Ingle — Poet
• Jean Bruce Washburn — Poet
• Fannie Bruce Cook — Poet
• Isabel A. Saxon — Poet
• Mrs. V. E. Howard — Poet
• Fanny G. McDougal — Poet
• Mrs. James Neall — Poet
• Margaret A. Brooks — Poet
• Mrs. P. A. Rogers — Poet
• Mrs. J. M. Sanders — Poet
• Mrs. Chas. B. Hopkins — Poet
• Mrs. L. Norton — Poet
• Aude Vane — Poet
• Mary Viola Tingley — Poet
• Mrs. J. C. Winans — Poet
• Mrs. C. M. Stowe — Poet
• Mrs. C. A. Chamberlain — Poet
• E. Louise Mills — Poet

Broad format

Anthologies

Collection

California Poetry Anthologies

Document type

Poetry Anthology

Original title

Poetry of the Pacific: Selections and Original Poems from the Poets of the Pacific States

Original publication date

1867

Editor

May Wentworth; Brian Kim Stefans (digital edition)

Compiler

May Wentworth

Original publisher

Pacific Publishing Company

Place of publication

San Francisco, California

Language

English

Pagination

Original scan: 433 PDF pages. Corrected reading edition: 302 PDF pages.

Available editions

Corrected Reading Edition

Edition type

Corrected Reading Edition

Subjects

Keywords

May Wentworth Poetry of the Pacific California poetry Pacific states San Francisco 1867

Continuity notes

Part of the shared Anthologies and Documents collection.

Edition note

The formatted edition presents the selected source text in a stable, searchable reading format with modern navigation. Source scans remain private editorial evidence and are not part of the public upload.

Source note

All 143 poem titles, source credit forms, and first reader-PDF pages were checked against the linked bookmark tree in the 302-page corrected reading edition. Pseudonyms and uncertain historical forms remain as printed rather than being silently expanded.

Copyright notice

Copyright in public-domain source texts has expired in the United States. Copyright in later works and new editorial matter remains with the respective authors, editors, publishers, or successors.

Rights status

Public Domain

Rights basis

The original anthology was published in 1867 and is public domain in the United States. New editorial apparatus and design were prepared in 2026.

Suggested citation

Wentworth, May, ed. Poetry of the Pacific: Selections and Original Poems from the Poets of the Pacific States. San Francisco: Pacific Publishing Company, 1867. Text/Tech Anthologies and Documents, reader's edition, 2026.