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 literary output soon began to appear in other notable journals, such as Poetry and Forum. During the 1940s and 1950s, she authored both poetry and prose works (The Flight and My Crown, My Love) and co-published a groundbreaking international quarterly of art and literature with her husband John Stephan, titled The Tiger's Eye. Following a year-long stay in Peru, she compiled and translated the first English-language anthology of Quechua folk songs and stories.