Campbell, Wilfred. Collected poems. **$1.50. Revell.
A collection of Mr. Campbell’s poems that have appeared in American and English periodicals. They are prefaced by an introduction by the author in which he says “After all, the real root of all poetry, from Shakespeare to the latest singer, is the human heart.... It is man the hoper, man the dreamer, the eternal child of delight and despair, whose ideals and desires are ever a lifetime ahead of his greatest accomplishments, who is the hero of nature and the darling of the ages. Because of this true poetry will always be to him a language.”
Critic. 49: 91. Jl. ’06. 260w.
“A poet whose inspiration is both strong and sustained.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ Dial. 40: 128. F. 16, ’06. 500w.
“Is marked neither by exquisite craft nor by great imaginative power.”
+ – Ind. 61: 699. S. 20, ’06. 200w.
“His ‘Collected poems’ would have gained in poetic value by a more rigorous standard of selection, and by the drastic pruning of some of the pieces selected.”
+ – Nation. 82: 326. Ap. 19, ’06. 460w.