New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

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episode az she has embalmed in the dran'a''
form, of her titular poem, but the lyric "o'e
ment which has struck her own ear she ""' ~
had the power to pass on to her reaaer. o"''
once in this volume in "A Home Thrus'' 10 ~
utterance on a level with her amDitio'' AVA.
b. Money-Coutts is another poet OF more cu'.u.
than spontaneity. The presence Oh ohe "
passable lyrics in his Poems seems ~ PIN
a pleasant quarter of an hour III Ills @'r =.
but close attention soon discovers '"
nrosipp and the book is swiftly abandoheu'
For "A Cycle of Sonnets." the legacy Oh a'.
anonymous poet are indebted 10 Ni'S' 49,
Loomis Todd who surmses, however a"
ace. that the author intended them ior Pu''N
ton They are structurally creu''a''.
aucnce The style is polished, the 'o'e 10 IT,
the substance Is imaginatively Doo&eu io ''''
sonnets are the outpouring OF lover 'heS a.
fervid and flord. yet in admirable tas.e.
spect for the writer's earnestness and literary
conscience Is all, though, that they can oe ca"
pected to impose upon the public. Ihey nav
10 ;rdi,,idualitx and no natural music. They
osneciaIIv fail TO stand the test Of their numbers
Ecbtvthree sOnnets like these put severe
strain upon even the most patient student VI .,'o
form, He reads them with the best VIII III 'he
World but he IS ultimately bored. The pas
sorote nature of the sonnets may make th's
sound little brutal but if It does any violence
IN the memory OF the unknown poet MIS-. louu
must bear the odium, since she has taken upo"
herself responsibility for the publication' one
has made herself familiar with the eXper'ehoe
by her dealings with the poems or MISS r""s
Dickinson so is probably qualified 10 pear VIII"
resignation whatever criticism may be pesto"eu
upon the present enterprise
A nosthuuous volume which wakens only
the most sympat hctc feelings Is that eh'l'ico
9TH, Poems Of H. G. Bunner. Here IN manu-
some little octave have gathered tose'"e'
all the Airs from Arcady.' all OF the contents
Of .Rowen" and a copious selection Hon" '''e
fugitive pieces printed between the pup'icauo"
Of the latter book ard the poets ded'h i"e
quantity of verse Is ccns'derapie' YET ID III
cessantly beguing and though much Oh II may
seem trivial and to be mere craftsmanship Wv
work Is always artless at the core anu aDou'''
ing in unforced gayety. Mr. Bunher eNsi',''"
hi, burorous and nervous pen in divers minor
forps lie had the love of a craftsman for al
tempts along new lines Generally ne con-
ouered the new inspiration as soon as ne met
IL and the volume before vs. has solu value
which promises II long life. lf MS most cha'
acteristic ard best work was MS Iuhiiies'' II
does not follow that he could not De t'hue' an"
even pathetic That he had serious as well dis
playful stops TO his lutte is conclusively sho"h
bv this final assemblage Of his poems. l"e
same muse w0oed by Mr. Bunner when ne pun
an IN. can and bells was wooed by Mr.. Richard
Kendall Munkittrck and The Acrobatic Muse
shows that he was equally successful in MS
suit The RHYMES are possibly a trile TOO
c,angv but the fun In them Is innocent ana
really deft MIR Arthur Grissoms "BeauN ana
Rclles' may b., favoraby mentioned at TINS
poin, He cultivates strain of graceful banter
aud moves With plausible ceerity and humor
among urban motives. His book is not deep
but it sparkles little in its superilcial way
Mr. William Theodore Peters has an obvious
intention to sparkle il he can. and the epigram-
matte form Of much OF his work reveals posi-
tive eagerncss To he pointed. vivacous. clever
The effort since il is realized early IN the book
rather gets in the poets way; but ne conpuers
himself after a while and his "Poses Out or
Rings will outlive the first impression II makes
There is true poetic taste in the book there Is
fancy. there Is color. there is an unmistakab'e
1elicacv. and choiceness in the dcton. II Mr.
Peters will discard the hollow cynicsm which
he wears as something in which ne is resolved
70 take comfor.. though he doesn't know just
why he will rt3Ht better book mex. t'i''e e-a"'
,bis ono is gooT The last member OF this group
of brisk clever rhymes. commendabe FOR arts
t,c finish. for liehtness Of temper and elasticity
If stvle. is "A Boys Book of Rhyme" by Mr.
Clinton Scoard He writes freely and with
gts,o in this book rnpretentious as II Is he
may. nevertheless be congratulated upon its
being the best. thing he has published In a long
time.