Excerpt from Some Contemporary Poets (1920) Young men and women of education enjoy the practice of making clever rhymes or noting down their own feelings in loose sentences, vaguely termed free verse. The periodicals and newspapers make a large demand for these exercises in rhyme and rhythm: it is not difficult to be accepted. The left eye ofthe young poet must be sharply trained on the main chance. He must be abreast of competitors. He must be constantly printed in order that his name may be seen, and remain prominent. His First Book will be a great event. Every Chance will have been considered. He must be talked about, whatever happens. Reviews are not much assistance; unless they be long and confident. They must be such as to make that book an event of the literary season. Twenty thousand people must know about him, whether they read him or not. It is charming to be a well-known young poet: besides, it is of professional value. After all, he has his future to consider, and he must begin here and now to plant its attractive seed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.