MODERN POETRY
Sir. —Both your correspondents "lion of the Old School" and C.S.S. seem to be upholding glorious loyalties without any real regard for the true merits of poetry. Such futile blither offends anyone with a deep respect for coordinate beauty in words and thought, when both the past and present poets have done so much to enrich our language. There is a definite void separating the old school from the new. The whole system of living, our outlook on life, and even our appreciation of art, has changed, and naturally modern poetry accords well with those who have followed the times. That much conteporary work is delightful and beautiful is an unquestionable fact, but because it appeals to us more than the ancient is 110 proof that it is better. We can look back and judge poets who lived before, because we are impartial judges, and therefore it is meet that our sons or our son's sons should judge which is the better, while we read that which we appreciate, but keep our opinions on modern poetry to ourselves. Impartiality.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22628, 16 January 1937, Page 15
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