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read and enjoy it We're they intelli-
gently led to a perusal of that poetry
which is best suited to awaken an ap-
probation of poetry in general Mas
culine readers. who have been CON
isidered less fond of poetry than Wo-
men, have in more than one instance
evinced a keen interest. in some OF
the new poetry. 1t is not an over
statement. we believe, to say that to
the average man poetry at its best
has a strong appeal The concen-
trated sociology OF masters as Illus
trated in Spoon River Anthology. the
piling farm pictures of Frost, the
masculine emotions permeating the
Rhymes of the Red Cross man. the
attractive rhythm Of Aasefield, the
music in some of the measures OF
| Moves, the elemental vigor of the
service of the yukon; all these and
! others. many men enjoy if they come
upon them under favorable slrround-
1 ings
Recent Poetry
BaIlcy-Wind and weather De-
scriptions of the beauties of the
country. it's birds rivers. the win;
and the rain.
BT4lithwaite-Antholo of maya.
zine verse for 1916. collection Of
poems appearing in American maya
zines October 5-September. 1916.
Also lists volumes of poems publish
ed 1915. books about poets & poetry.
and articles and reviews of poets and
Poetry
Davis-MyseIf and I. The con-
trast between outer seeming and in
ner feeling seems a favorite theme
with the young poet. but her nature
pictures show loving insight .
FrOst-North OF Boston Attempts
to photograph. as it were. the types
and scenery of decay!ng rural New
England. a New England hard, sor-
did. unlovely. yet viewed from the
vantage ground of sympathy and In
derstanding."
JohnsOn-POems OF war and peace
Partial contents: Panama ode. Goe-
thals of Panama. the corridors of
Congress. poems of the great war.
Poems of friendship or admiration"
KnIbbs-Riderss of the stars. ''vers-
es on western themes. tn broncho and
his rider. the life OF the ranch and
trail. the wild animals. the magic
mesa and desert"
IindSay-GeneraI william Booth
enters into heaven. Mr.. Lindsay's
remarkable poem, given magazine
publication last year. with its picture
of General Booth entering heaven 20
an accompaniment of drums, banjos,
tabourines and a Salvation army re-
frain. is used here as an introduc-
tory poem
I,oweiI-SuOrd blades and poppy
seeds. These poems possess beauty
of diction and thought, strength and
individuality. The irregular verse
form lends novelty and a sort IF
crispness and freshness"
Masefield-Story of round.
house. The initial poem Dauber,
is a rhymed narrative of a lad whose
ambition to learn to paint the sea
realistically has led him to ship as a
sailor on a cruise around the Horn.
II is full of action, color and salt.
and the descriptions of the storms off
Cape Horn are remarkable for their
vividness."
MitcheII-The night court. Con
temporary poetry. in which the wo-
mans reaction toward social condi-
tions is strongly expressed in vigor-
Gus. often picturesque verse
MOnroe-YOu and l. Some will
appreciate most her expressions of
the turmoil and energy of modern
life. as revealed in THE turbine"
some, her Interpretation of mother
love. and still others, her less ambi-
tious personal poems"
Oppenhein1-SOngs for the new
age. "A poet who is very much alive
to the influences of today, both with
out and within himself and who is
sure of the triumph of live souls"
RittenhOuse-Ijt title book Of mod
ern VerSe "A representative collec-
ticn. selected from the writings of
contemporaneOus American poets
Noteworthy and charm .ng is the ar
rangement which secures unity by
placing the poems so that each sets
the keynote to the next.
Service-Rhymes of Red Cross
Nan. "a book Of war poems. many
Of which depict the horror and aw-
illness Of war others its glory and
honor. Some OF them are in irish.
some in Scotch dialect. and many
bring out the humor which charac-
terizes some Of his earlier work
SorIcy-MaribOroug and other po-
ems. Works of n young English Of
fcer. killed in action, describing
Marlborough and England, and later
poems on his experiences AT the
'front.'
Stedman American anthology.
"Referehce copy Of an anthology OF
American poets from 17s7-1sO0. with
bioRra phical notes on the standard
poets included"
Verhaeren Sun'it hours a
translation Of the great Belgian poets
love poems addressed tn his VIE
Yeats - Responsibilities. Among
these poems a-e some OF the loveliest
Of Mr. Yeats lyrics and In particular