“There is an influence more mystical than the average critic gives credit for being which is reshaping the foundation of our poetic ideals and visions.”

Recognising cultural forces in poetry that resist straightforward critical explanation · Introduction, Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1921

• Criticism
• Mystery
• Poetry

“It is the superficial belief of some critics that American poetry has its ideal and embodiment in Walt Whitman.”

Warning against reducing a national poetic tradition to a single representative figure · Introduction, Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1921

• Criticism
• Poetry
• Tradition

“The poets are doing satisfying and vitally excellent work, and it only remains for the American public to do its duty by showing a substantial appreciation.”

Calling upon the reading public to recognise and support contemporary poets · Introduction, Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1913

• Community
• Poetry
• Reading