The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-10
Among the Books
"HcIl and Wing"


By Frederick Tanning Aver. IL p.
Putnams Sons. Of New York and Lon
don $3.50.
The man who publishes :; volume or
poetry nowadays occupies an unusual
position In the world OF letters, for
this Is not a poetic age, ana a maker
and writer OF verse has j more com
pltcatcd task than formerly to reach
and to touch the heart Of the World
Fredcrick Tanning Aver has addressed
himself to his public. however, with
mastery of whatever subject he
himself that goes far.doward awaken
ing responsive interest.
Ills poems are full OF vigorous
thought and beauty OF expression, as
Is shown By these lines from 4 bit
which It's author calls "Egohood" The
lines say:
Once was one wise one. so is told,
Took to mastering his brave dog
That knew not way to Yield. to cog,
Yet the master thought him OVERLOAD,
So took to childing him.
Took. too. to hiding him.
Muzzled him to bring HIM under,
Practiced each prime stupid biuMder
men makes for master and slave,
Makes one plaster. t'othcr knavc,
TIL he had him SO wei In hand
AS the sea has strips OF su.iting sand.
All went well enough till there came
a need Of dog s>ul, need OF tho flame
or love. which is power to do
Al The masterfuilest OF you
without need of profit or harm
Ihere's life at its superhuman charm
For one night came. the master was
down.
smothcred in the clutch and frown
or picaroons-each cry for help
Died on the mask OF dark
Game there back Just the coward yeln
or the hound, never growl nor bark
AS he slinked back OF each pinastcr.
Tall tucked well between two legs
Bent under him like broken pegs
For fear-so he left his master
Gagged and robbed Of a last plaster"
Tho Woman Militant" has occupied
the centre OF the thought stage during
the hrst years OF the twentieth cen.
Jury. But Mr.. Aver sings THE Man
Militant" of whom he SAYS:
"fou are my militant man
10 fight out a way
To your new other dav
of deeper sight-lght. lofticr span."
In another poem. "Old Darby" there
IS story told OF two brothers. one
OF iEnoble. the other OF noble MIND.
the latter being thus dcscribcd:
None feared him. none knew him who
he was. -'D
Only Old Darby was his name.
HIS purpose to make common cause,
With hard-luck peoplc-that way
TO be known for his majesty part
lie played his mighty human heart"
"old Darby" for tho sake Of ,nal,,n.
The woman he loved happy. gave m
everything that men cortmofly hold
dear for 2 humble but Aindiv ,lfa IN
Chelmsford woods. Here hapDtncss
and love sought and found him on an
April day, fulfilling the thought or
the poet that
Something in Nature makes for Right
Keeps always perfect Beaut,. in slrht'
SO help It along iii your SOU ana
might"
I'm a Bell Tower" is the name ~
a poem embody!ng a romance, that OF
man VINO was cripple and was car
ricd into a bell tower By his desire,
II SO that he could rise above the lives
OF the earth men beneath him ana ,oll
MS heart TO the world in bells with
out Inc pain OF being seen and iccr,d
nj because OF his innrmty. 4 village
girl game TO listen so truly 10 th,.
music he rang out. that She knew each
me ripple from the fingers OF n Grip
pie. and climbed the tower. TO find
and soc the musician Who
won her there
TO the upper air
BY his threnody Of love
Beyond her and above
Moon Fields, or Man the God" is a
poem OF length and irlnnrtnncn mr.