That Far River:
Selected Poems of
Theodore Goodridge Roberts

Edited by Martin Ware

Key to Notes and Abbreviations

Copytexts: in general I have held to the principle that the last version of a poem seen through the press by the poet should be the copy text. Since it is seldom clear how much editorial control Theodore had over the form of the published versions of his poems, I have deviated from this principle where there are good grounds for doing so.

Notes under the Poems: the notation to the left indicates the source of the copytext; the one in the centre if any, indicates the date of composition (preceded by a “c” if the date is only conjectural); and the one to the right indicates first known publication. *Indicates that there is an editorial comment on the poem in the notes at the end of the volume.

Abbreviations:             i)          Volumes of Theodore’s Poems:

                                      ii)          Anthologies:

                                      iii)         Magazines: