Word: carman
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Dates: during 1887-1887
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...poetry, Mr. Carman's "Violets" is a very charming bit, which does credit to its author. The poem is not wearisome nor "long drawn out," as might be expected from the extreme simplicity of the subject. Some of the stanzas are pure poetry. Take as an example...
Last, except for the book reviews, is a poem by Mr. Carman, by far the most powerful verse of the number, though to appreciate it a second reading is necessary. Book notices and an editorial complete the number. The new management is to be complimented on this their first issue. Mr. Howe's choice of articles is excellent, and Mr. Bancroft has seen to the clearness of the type...
...throws much new light on this well-worn theme. "Nature's Poem" is a delicate bit of verse, and expresses a pretty idea in highly artistic form. Mr. Palmer has also added much interest to this number by a well-written sketch of Ben Johnson's life works. Mr. Carman's "Willow Buds" appears to be a little labored, and lacks naturalness. The most remarkable piece of writing in this number is, "A Moon Fragment," by Mr. J. B. Fletcher, which will appeal to many though its originality. "Youth," by Mr. Sanford, shows good thought, and much poetical insight...
...Bliss Carman, Sp. S., had a poem in a recent number of the Critic...
...presented: A poem, "Fancy or Fact," by James Russell Lowell; a paper, "Our Hundred Days in Europe," by Oliver Wendell Holmes; and an article by Horace Scudder on "Longfellow's Art." "The Second Son" is continued, and Marion Crawford offers three new chapters of "Paul Platoff." Mr. Bliss Carman, a special student at Harvard, writes a pleasing poem, and there is a satisfactory review of the new novel, "Agnes Surriage." On the whole, the number is an extremely powerful...