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…portance to himis immense; it is the hinge of his whole thought. To us, its importance is simply that it carries him ofteninto excellent poetry. The main intellectual passions which move him will be familiar to all who have studied writers tinged or impregnated with mystical and transcendental thought... “Fnoug h has been said to show that Mr. Crowley's ‘Ambergris ’ is a volume containing notable poetry.”—Wation. “The most interesting volume of new English verse seen this year.” —Evening Post. “, Thereis life and vigour and realityin it, and a …
1913 · PDF PAGE 138
mous was attributed toan actress. It bore a strong religious note, an ecstatic sense, and it was at once recognized as genuine poetry. Now it has come forth again, retitled ‘Hail Mary,’ and signed Aleister Crowley. We hope it will be widely read, and serveas an introduction tosomeof Mr. Crowley’s other works of poetry. Particularly we hope the Church will look at it. They will find a religious sense that will astonish some of them. The real trouble about Mr. Crowley is this: he is a true poet—he cannot compromise. The persecution of silly and u…
1913 · PDF PAGE 130
…st brilliant of contemporary writers... Mr. Crowley’s short poems in particular reveal the possession of a beautiful and genuine vein of poetry, which, like the precious metals, is at times scarcely discernible among the rugged quartz in which it is embedded. With the true poetic feeling allied to remarkable learning, and with a pretty wit of his own, Mr. Crowley is well equipped for producing a work of permanent value. . . . Good work may be found in ‘ The Sword of Song,’ but there is even more which will arouse in the average reader (to whom,…
1913 · PDF PAGE 139
…. Cynical it may be, indecent it may be, but I defy the lord of dreams to send any more plutonian nightmare to haunt our mortal sleep.” —Poetry Review. There is no more room to add all the other
1913 · PDF PAGE 136
…cein literatureis one to be decided by contemporary criticism at all, I, at any rate, will not commit myself to attempting a decision.” —Poetry Review. 128
1913 · PDF PAGE 134
…eyes that Mr. Crowley is as passionately possessed by his theme as any poet has been. This must ensure a constant achievement of notable poetry. . . . Mysticism is Mr. Crowley’s theme. Precisely what species of mysticism he professes, or rather, for all mysticisms are fundamentally the same, into what shape of 126
1913 · PDF PAGE 137
… weary more com- plex intelligences. This little work can be cordially recommended to Catholic readers.”—Paris Daily Mail. “We crave for poetry in England, but we do not like poets, unless they are exceeding conventional when we can laureate them, becausein the national search for whatis called character we condemn the vagaries which are the attributes of genius. Every school-girl reads Shelley, yet how badly we treated him! Byronis not allowed to rest in Poet’s Corner. We treated Swinburne as if he were Crippen. And we have treated Mr. Aleiste…