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She was the first editor at ''Poetry Magazine'', when it was founded in 1912 . From her position as editor, she played a role in the development of modern poetry, both as an early publisher and as a supporter of poets such as Ezra Pound , H. D. , T. S. Eliot , William Carlos Williams , Carl Sandburg and others.

Additionally, Monroe was a long time correspondent of the poets she supported, and her letters provide a wealth of information on the thoughts and motives of modernist poets.