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...THREE MOODS" cannot be reviewed as a single slim volume of verse. Inman has persuaded his publishers to bind together three full-size collections and sell them for the price of a popular novel, and his innovation is a praiseworthy step towards bringing more poetry to a larger audience. The three parts are "This I Know," a reaction to a world at war, "Hokusai Saw," an attempt to translate the atmosphere of Hokusai's Japanese prints into poetry, and "The Maples Are Red," an impressionistic chronicle of the author's childhood. "The Maples Are Red" is probably the best...
...This I Know" Inman faces his most difficult problem, that of coping with a holocaust. His attitude resembles very much that of another chronic invalid, fifty years ago, W. E. Henley. "I am the captain of my soul" is written all over these verses, coupled with a strong sense of excitement at being alive in such a time. The attitude has not aged well, but we can admire Mr. Inman's courage if not his solution...
...same: to try to get eight or ten points ahead of their opponents, and then exhibit their fancy ball handling, such as spinning the ball on fingertips, flipping it between legs, rolling it up one arm and down the other. Star stunt man is 37-year-old Inman Jackson, a 6 ft. 3 in. 200-pounder, who serves as the only substitute on the team, gets $300 a month plus a percentage of the gate receipts...
...final message on the gift set: Communication for any length of time with conceited and silly people is dull. You will understand therefore that we are giving it up. You are hereby heartily greeted by your affectionate "German opposition." THE GERMAN GESTAPO. The British operators answered: Message received. Cheerio. INMAN and WALSH...
Close to the influence of jazzminded Harvardians, the city of Cambridge has become one of the most swing-mind towns of the east. Saturday night's "swing session" at Cambridge's Inman Hall, however, caused a near tragedy...