“No poetic public will long give attention to a realism which makes the mistake, common to all shallow realism, of neglecting passion, imagination, charm and nearly all the permanent qualities of any true poetry.”

Defending passion, imagination and charm as enduring poetic qualities · Preface, Trails Sunward (1917)

• Art
• Beauty
• Poetry

“The voicing of a preference for classicism, realism or romanticism is nearly always the conscious or unconscious preoccupation of critics of poetry.”

Identifying the competing critical ideals that shape judgements of poetry · Preface, Wraiths and Realities (1918)

• Art
• Poetry

“Poetry on its formal side is an art of rhythm, metrical or unmetrical.”

Defining poetry formally through organised rhythm · Preface, Shadowy Thresholds (1919)

• Music
• Poetry