Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-03

Ircat English Hcircs1 by his
Free Verse"
VERY romantic girl knows that In the
- age Of chyalry the troubadour sang
love dittics under his fair lndy's win
dow and won his suit b. his poetic rhap-
sodics.
But now We are living in an age OF prac-
teal things and the modern girl is likely
% interrupt tho soulful, long haired poet in
the middle Of his love song TO ask how
much Il week ne is making.
So the rcccn, romance of Miss Winfred
Elicrman and Robert Menzies McAmon. a
poor poet OF New Yorks Bohemian section.
comes as 4 delightful breath of the age of
romano" OF long ago Bat in this case the
bride vino was won by this modern trouba.
duur is the DAUGHTER OF an enormously rich
English ship owner and capitalist In this
instanc" fair Julie, did not have TO inter.
rup' the poets rondclc's by asking if he
was among those whose income required
him 10 file an income tax report
II is quite an interesting romance and
tho lorrhair"d artists and poets and the
shorihaircd women who make up the art
list and poet life of New Yorks famous
Greenwich Village section talk of nothing
else Just now. Young McAlnon was quite
figure in the life of the colony As poe.
try is difficult 10 market the income from
the poets pen WAS very meagre OF course,
even poets have TO eat sometimes. And 10
pay FOR his occasional meals this young
troubadour earned dollar or two now and
then posing as Il male model at forty cents
an hour.
or course, carpenters get a dollar an
hour, and some brcklayers get even more.
But they are not poets. Carpenters and
bricklaycrs are necessity, but we can
struggle along without poets. Not every
BODY appreciates poet II they did per-
i'apS Mr.. McAlmon would have been get
ting N least rs much as Il bricklaycr for
his rondelets. prose poems. sonnets. blank
verse and 'vcrs ibrc"
But there was in store for the poor poet
Of Greenwich Village a greater financial ro
ward than anybody dreamed OF. Who
would have supposed that his free verse
was 10 catch the eye and entrance the soul
OF one OF the richest girls in Great Britain?
Miss Eilcrman by accident read his
prose poem TO the Blue Mandrin in that
modest poetical publication called Con
tact'-shc was spcllbound. What reveal.
non ct insight and depth of soul this little
masterpiece OF genius portrayed All, if
she could only meet and sit al the feet of a
genius who could write with such inspira.
ton,
And this is Mr.. McAlmons prose poem
entitled
THE BLUE MANDRII.L
1.-THE Blue Mandril is high color, harsh
blue. vermillion. with liquid ireball eyes.
He does not know Dada, but Dada should
take up with him Without "A doubt his
grrrhs and gnashincs would have greater
value recorded, as art. than anybody's
intellectual stcrilities. He Is full of pas
sion, rage, rebellion. Faint instinct and
forest memories. lightning nights. tree.
tops, battles. savage warfare for preser.
walton of self. paint Kaleidoscope half
images in the evanescent shadows that
the light OF brute intelligence casts upon
his subconscious Poor brute Poor
Dada. He cannot rebel against the ra-
tional. cannot be ired-minded. and know
that he is weary of the tyranny of forms
in nature. Poor brute. should he attempt
to record his emotions he would become
awkward and self.awarc! The medium
OF conveyance would force him to selec-
tion--dcstroy the primal urge of vicious
resentment cripple his vigor-My God.
My Cod! Poor brute. Poor Dada Ugh!
Ack! Ack! Grrrrh! Ugh Huh! o
hell! Poor Dada! :"
II her poet-hero could write so feelingly
on one of natures most fantastic circus
animals what heights would his genius
reach II he wrote on woman? These
thoughts fascinated the imagination of the
wealthy heiress and soon she came across
another poem by Mr.. McAlmon entitled
Supcrwoman." Here at last she would
find The play of his genius around topic
which might well inspire the Hottest and
the deepest thoughts of his soul.
And this is the poem "Superwoman.
which Miss Ellerman read with pulsating
heart:
SUPERWOMAN.
She lives at least by God she lives at
least, she has experience, goes out and