"ENEMIES"
In a note to the small collection of his verses entitled "Enemies," Allen Curnow says that "it contains nothing which has not been carefully worked upon." Some of the poems have been bo carefully worked upon as to have had their original vitality impaired, if not entirely subdued. Mr. Curnow seems to have surrendered to the English modern verse tradition, which is largely propaganda in an over-simpli-fied form—a combination which makes (or dry, unexciting reading. In one poem "Mountain Rhapsody," he is more himself, though falling here and there into self-conscious moments. This piece is well worth while, having thought, colour, and strength. The poem which gives the title to the collection, one of six lines only, is one of those curious inelegancies affected by the "shock troops" of extremely "modern" versifiers. Its inclusion baffles' comprehension. "Enemies" is published by the Caxton Press, Christchurch.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 26
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145"ENEMIES" Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 26
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