I must say, it sure is encouraging to see all this interest in Ms. Smith's Works. I have enjoyed Her Poetry and Prose for a number of years-and began setting her poems to music with the first being-I believe,'Tryphina's Extra Hand'. Since then I have set some 30 or so of her works to tunes, both Traditional and Original, and am currently recording an Album with some of these.

As a collector of traditional songs herself, many of her poems seem to be natural spinoffs of already existing songs and Chanties. [try 'A Sailor's Life's a Dog's Life'-to 'Three Drunken Maidens' 'Tryphina...', to 'Risin' of the Moon', 'Racing Clippers'-to 'The Biggler and even 'The Eternal Femenine' to 'Old Orange Flute' or 'Portsmouth Road' to the Old Scots 'Mormon Braes' and perhaps you'll see what I mean.

At the heart of her Lyricisim is an astute sense of observation and interpretation of things Nautical - that is unequaled in the World of Maritime Verse. It continues to amaze me, therefore, that she goes basically unrecognized in World and English Literary Circles, when, at the least, she 'could' be the World's foremost female Maritime Poet. [any others you'd suggest?]

All that said, I'd just like to say thanks for all of your continued interest and repoire on this topic. Thanks, Charlie, for the mp3's. I'm happy to share any of the above mentioned Lyrics, with anyone out there...I look forward to hearing from any and all!...