Melville Henry Cane

Melville Henry Cane (April 15, 1879 – March 10, 1980) was an American poet and lawyer. As a Columbia University student Cane worked as a reporter at the New York Evening Post and also wrote [poetry]. Cane earned his law degree in 1905 and later specialized in [copyright law].

Cane was a legal counsel to notable writers like Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Ayn Rand, William Saroyan, and Thomas Wolfe and also served on the board of directors for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. Cane was also awarded the Frost Medal by the Poetry Society of America in 1971 for lifetime achievement.

Some of Cane's works are: January Garden (1926), Behind Dark Places' (1930), And Pastures New (1956) and Snow Towards Evening (1974).

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Name	Cane, Melville Henry
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Date of birth	April 15, 1879
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Date of death	March 10, 1980
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