OTHER POETRY.—Mount Helicon. (Edward Arnold. 2s. 6d. net.)—The late Sir
Walter Raleigh intended to write an intro- duction to this anthology, for it won his approval. The absence of an introduction, especially such an introduction as we could have expected from the distinguished Oxford Pro- fessor, is the only defect in the book. The contents range from Marlowe to Mr. De La Mare. Unfortunately, contemporary poetry is not seen at its best, otherwise, as a school book, both for cheapness and excellence, this anthology could not be bettered.—Mount Everest. The Newdigate Prize Poem,. 1922. By J. M. Reid. (Blackwell. 2s. net.)—Mr. Reid's rhymed couplets flow with greater ease than those of many of his colleagues of former years. The following two lines—they are not typical, be it noted—supply the " argument " of the poem :— " . . easily we, to our own hill's crest,
Turn from the myth that would be Everest."
—The Dead Sanctuary. By J. B. Trinick. (Humphrey Milford. 5s. net.)—A long, mellifluous narrative poem by an Australian, whose skill in dealing with large conceptions in a wholly satisfactory way says much for the future of Australian poetry.--Between Sun and Moan. By Cecil French. (The Favil Press, Kensington. 3s. 6d. net.)—Refreshing variations of familiar melodies. Sometimes, as in the poem beginning "I have seen Beauty that went through me like a flame," we feel that Mr. French has the authentic voice of a minor poet.
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