60
Undoubtedly all those who complain of John Quinn’s “selfishness” dashed
to the exhibitions at the Sculptors’ Galleries. The three exhibitions were almost
solidly from Mr. Quinn’s collection.
Bouche under wanamaker surveillance pulled off some modern shows at
the Belmaison. His own show at Daniel’s: peevish amusement in paint.—Marin,
etc., emphasize the fact that for some of us painting has ceased to express
through the medium of Nature and the visible world.—Some of the painters
are going in for camera creation and new forms of cinema: Sheeler, Duchamp,
etc.
“Bogie” has a new book of poems “Introducing Irony” (Liveright).
Bodenheim is apart from any group. His poems are only half of it: when not
writing poetry he goes about disturbing the normal infatuations. He even holds
a salon in the Village called “Thumbs Down.” Published first in the Little
Review.
Ezra Pound has gathered his recent work into a small volume called
“Poems 1918-1921” (Liveright). Only Pound should review Pound.—Several
weeks ago we received a note from Mrs. Ezra Pound (in Rodker’s handwriting)
announcing Ezra’s death; also some phoney death masks. Whatever the
hoax (?) as far as we are concerned Ezra will have to be satisfied to go on
living.
Aldous Huxley in “Crome Yellow” (Doran) does the immediate generation
as no outsider could do it.
Joyce’s “Ulysses” in book form is as stupendous in size as it is in import.
The new style in “non-fiction” is chatty, with homebrew humour: Van
Loon’s “Story of Mankind”: “Constantine, sometimes (Heaven knows why)
called Constantine the Great, was a terrible ruffian”. . . .
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
ERRATA LIST FOR COCTEAU’S “CAPE OF GOOD HOPE”
jh.
44
Read:
familiar of ink instead of
familiar ink
45
invaded
Invaded
45
goes
Goes
46
obstructs a plant
infallible
obstructs an
plant infallible
46
put in
•
#
Let us unlime ourselves
from our dreams
the rye kernel
47
Read:
it is I
It is I
61
counting
couning
66
country
couitry
66
Yser
Year
68
of poppies
op poppies
69
and so that
David
and so that I
David
70
that black wind
that back wind
73
I had found you out
I had founded you out
75
aviary
aviay
77
herse
horse
77
to the Grand Canal
To the Grand Canal
77
where a naturally slow ox cart
where naturally slow ox cart
81
around
aound
84
of a fabulous plague
of fabulous plague
84
heather
heater
85
ahead
a head
87
artificial
artihial
(Practically every one of the above errata appeared in the original type-written manuscript and
are not due to careless proof-reading.—The editor.)