Grace Hyde Trine (August 30, 1874 – June 4, 1972), American writer, lecturer, and dramatic reader, was an authority on pageantry.

[1][3] In its forward, Trine described her reasoning for publishing this collection of modern poetry:—[4] The theme of mother and child has been celebrated through the ages in sculpture, painting and poetry, and while many modern poets are seeking far and wide for themes that are “new,” the true and deep emotions of the human heart continue to find expression, even in the writings of many of the “new” poets themselves.

May the book cheer the mothers of the future, and those whose children still surround them, and those to whom a child is a living memory; in brief, may it bring a greeting to every mother.Trine wrote and produced plays and pageants.

[5] Her The Great Blessing, was a pageant produced in 1921, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.

[7] A Masque of the New Year, written and directed by Trine, was performed on January 1, 1929, at the Memorial Auditorium of the Hollywood High School; the cast included Frederick Vroom and Philippe De Lacy.

[10] In 1898, she married Ralph Waldo Trine, social worker, fruit grower, and book author.