naming them to themselves afresh through the powers of that mind which is somehow continuous with them.” (“Genius of the Shore: The Poetry of Howard Nemerov” by Julia Randall in The Sounder Few: Essays from the Hollins Critic, eds. Dillard, Garrett, Moore, Athens, GA, U of Georgia Press, 1971, p. 345) Critical commentary John Dorsey of the Baltimore Sun described her as "one of the most intellectual poets of the 20th century." Moira Egan said, "Her poetry is lean and spare.... She used a quiet care to describe the landscape of Maryland and the interior landscape of her own memory, her sense of loss and her own mortality." Poetry collections The Solstice Tree (Contemporary Poetry: Baltimore, MD, 1952) Mimic August (Contemporary Poetry: Baltimore, MD, 1960) The Puritan Carpenter (University of North Carolina Press: Raleigh, NC, 1965) Adam's Dream (Alfred A. Knopf: New York, NY, 1969) The Farewells (Elpenor Books: Chicago, IL, 1981) Moving in Memory (Louisiana State University Press: Baton Rouge, LA, 1987) The Path to Fairview, New and Selected Poems (Louisiana State University Press: Baton Rouge, LA, 1992) References 1. “The Making of an Original,” review of The Solstice Tree by A.V.Krinkin, Poetry, Vol.85, No. 6 (March, 1955),pp.366–368 2. “Five Poets,” includes review of The Puritan Carpenter by Mark McClosky, Poetry, Vol.108, No. 4 (July, 1966), pp.272–276 3. Review of The Puritan Carpenter by William Dickey, The Hudson Review, Vol. 19, No.6 (Spring, 1966), pp.146–155 4. “Solitude and Isolation,” review of The Puritan Carpenter by Irvin Ehrenpreis, The Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 42, No.2 (Spring, 1966), pp. 332–336 5. “Gifts of Form,” review of Adam's Dream by Philip Cooper, The Kenyon Review, Vol. 32, No. 1 (1970), pp. 143–151 6. “The Poet and the Taxi-Cab-Driver Test,” review of Adam's Dream by Frederick K. Sanders, The Sewanee Review, Vol.78, No. 2 (Spring, 1970), pp. 358–365 7. “The Words of the Tribe,” review of Adam's Dream by Daisy Aldan, Poetry , Vol. 118, No1 (April, 1971), p. 35–40 8. “Julia Randall: Rebel child to rebel poet,” by John Dorsey, Baltimore Sun, Aug. 29, 1976, Section D, pp. 1–3 9. The Poetry Chronicle, review of The Farewells by Emily Grosholz, The Hudson Review, Vol. 36, No.2 (Summer, 1982), pp.319–333 10. “A Variety of Harmonies, review of The Farewells by Colette Inez, Prairie Schooner, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Winter, 1982/83) pp. 89–90 11. “Elpenor among the Shades,” review of The Farewells by Terence Diggory,