Charlotte Mew is an unjustly neglected and tragic figure. I was introduced to her work by a 98 year old gentleman in his house beside the Delaware. He had been a famous transvestite in the 'Thirties, had made a number of films with his friends which are now properly archived. And I sat at his feet and heard his reedy old voice reading Mew from his first edition. I think she has been unfairly criticized for being derivative of Hardy, and certainly she was of his era and milieu, but she is an absolute original. Here is a link to a Mastery Thread Mary initiated in 2007:
http://www.ablemuse.com/erato/showth...w%2C+Ma stery
I eventually learned that all my seniors in the art knew her very well and revered her memory.