Her work soon began appearing in other leading magazines, such as Poetry and Forum. In the 1940s and 1950s she wrote both poetry and novels (The Flight and My Crown, My Love) and with her husband, the artist John Stephan, published an influential international quarterly of art and literature called The Tiger's Eye. After spending a year in Peru, she compiled and translated the first English-language collection of Quechua songs and tales.
Her work started to appear in other prominent publications, such as Poetry and Forum. In the 1940s and 1950s she wrote both verse and novels (The Flight and My Crown, My Love) and with her husband, the artist John Stephan, published a highly influential quarterly of art and literature called The Tiger's Eye. After spending a year in Peru, she compiled and translated the first English-language collection of Quechua songs and tales.