The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07

ancc is Sir FREDERIC q. KEN YoN's col
: lection of NcU Poems By Robert
BrOuHiHU and Eh$dbCih barrett
Brouuinp (MaCmillans). II is not a
healthy curiosity nor a fair one that
bankers for a display of the early
exercises in verse that the author
wisely and decently tried to suppress.
of various experiments that served
their purpose and should he loft to
just oblivion. even though frcaky fate
has preserved the scraps of paper, and
of rhyming tours dc force that gave
a moments honest entertainment and
then deserved to die. A youthful
Dance Of Dcatl." with Fever. l'csti-
lence. Aguc. Madness and Consump-
ton speaking, IL amusing, but sheds
no light on tho poets development.
Mrs. Browning's Leila: a Tale" In
Byronlc style. is a less impairment
preservation. The reprint Of her critl-
Cisms of her husbands poems Is as
legitimate as It is enlightening Of
the craft of poesy. and Browning's
cpistolary answers to questions about
his poems will greatly interest those
who expected him. in his own words.
ito write the poetry and the crlti-
' I'll bNCiutS INV ttuk illlE 1T Ufl~
ter never have been made at all. but.
being made. 1t becomes a necessary
addendum to every browning shelf or
library.
War poetry appears in Littie Oid
Bcioium. by REGINALD WRIGHT KAuFf-
MAS (Altemus). and The Present
Hour. by PERCY MAcKAYE tMacmil-
lans). No poet not a German could
wiring poetic inspiration out OF Ger
many's part in TIRE war. and these
two poets find humanity O. tho side
OF the Allies. Mr.. Kaufman is FOR
peace at any price" and so:
To XIII this foaming hound that know
no peace.
I am for peace a; his price. this Red War
Belgium is THE Nations DAVID:
White Belgian won, pray-d in vain
For German mercy, trusting. fond
While German culture burned Louvaln.
And German "Tenderness' Termonde:
You did 1t. Lien. Belgium-you,
You stopped IN. diks with hair your
sons:
You did vhat no one else could DO
Against tn. vsndals and the Huns
Mr.. Mackaye smashes neutrality"
not only in his verses but in his pref
ace. Not to feel the wars awful is
sues p~assionately.' he says. would be
unciv!lizcd." He is dutifully passion
ate. In a onnet. deep answering unto
deep. he halls the "aus,ere voice" OF
William Watson. who wrote recently
a metric address 10 the American
people in plea for America, support
Of England as a duty OF imagined re-
d TtnrARleinN tIpnrlln - 20 NJ Na1La.a
apostrophizing the singer Of Eng
lands ire across the sea" he Ameri-
can people now, bowed with a planets
lonely burden having held our hot
hearts in leash" find the; leap their
ban, like young hounds belling fro@i
their keep. to bait the Teuton wolf %
tyranny With more or less Of keen
regret We say i. there 10 a certain
seeming OF arti'ciality in Mr.. Mac
hayes intense (and astutely early
marke;ed) u~tterances on the war that
contrasts u~nhappily with the sweet,
simple lyricism OF the latter. peace
part Of his rather hodgc-podgy collec-
ton.
Its ~posthumous appearance VIII
probably obtain for MADISON CA
Elm The Poet aud Nature and the
Morning Rood (Joan L. Morton and
Company. Louisville. Ky.) a more
general audience than would have
greeted the odd little book a few years
ago. II seems intended as a school
reader IN nature poetry for voun.
folks. I; ~ full OF fine specimens OF
the authors beautiful verse, strung
or a slender story and discourse. II
collocates matter of interest for
younger and for older readers, and
the part that appeals TO the one may
repel the other. The schoolroom idea
takes the edge off the poetry, and
there Is too much Of tho poetry for
daily use In tho schoolroom. hut II
should make delightful home reading
for boys and girls in the higher gram
mar grades"
There is more Of honest translation
than OF creative poetic merit In WILL
IAN y. LoEw's translation OF the
epic narrative Toldi and selected
ballads NJ the Hungarian poet John
Arany (the COOPERATIVE Press. New
York;; and II tho choice must be
made. that is what the wise reader
would choose. Tho poetry il not
merely typical Of the authors and the
translator's nationality but has fire
and beauty. The latest from the
fluent pen Of R%AsISpR.NArH TAooRE IS
Songs Of Kobtr (Macmlllans). The
Indian poet Kabir lived in the ff-
teenth century. His poems arc right
Hindu. religious philosophy. The de-
votional poetry Of KATHARINE lyman
e collected in The Flo,Cer OF Peace
t%Scribncr). printed and bound in NJ.
t!ngly artistic form.
Life and love and the love OF HE
and love are sung very sweetly ~
Olive T. DARoAN in Path Flo,cer dro
other Verses UOndon. j. NJ. Dent anC
Sons; Scribner). Fine phrase informs
the lines: q music numerically
sweet; I'VE read no sign. o God
take down Thy stars: the "rcveI
: eye OF young loves moon: 6
woman waiting the peril OF Eve,
the dumb. bayed god in men" "Tc
a Hermit Thrush" she gives bach
song in light refrain:
Heart need IL song need.
! Brother. give thine.
I Song NEED n heart NEED,
, Brother. TAX. mine
The gentlemen who write rhyme,
for this day utter many Crotesqu,
| lines, but the ladies' who engage il
: the same bitter-sweet trade seem
lngly either DO not strive SO hare
, for effect" or are more artful in con
: cealing their art. In crack o. Darn