Jane Greer once wrote ‘Love like a conflagration shall be yours now’

On the last Saturday night of July, a group gathered virtually for a poetry reading. We were fans – and some, friends – of Jane Greer. You may not know her name, but some considered Greer the greatest living American poet. She died after a few weeks of health complications, having prepared spiritually in the ways one does when earthly days are winding down.

Greer lived in North Dakota, so most of u…