confident that I have more to offer than I once supposed. And I am even more grateful for your very rich suggestions best stated in your _Frank Study_ on the treatment of mechanical manifestations of today as subject for lyrical, dramatic, and even epic poetry. You must already notice that influence in “F and H.” It is to figure even larger in _The Bridge_. The field of possibilities literally glitters all around one with the perception and vocabulary to pick out significant details and digest them into something emotional. Your visit to Amy Lowell was a characteristic literary experience in American letters of the day, a baptism, as it were, from the Episcopal font, endowing you with the proper blessing and chastisement necessary for the younger generation. All hail to Amy’s poetry propaganda! but I should not enjoy talking to her. I think you discovered the weak points in my review pretty well. However, I think Wheelwright’s recent letter about _Secession_ in _The Freeman_ displayed very little evidence as prose workmanship, even of the most fundamental nature. He certainly sustained himself much better as “Dorian Abbott.” In the letter his partis pris emotionalism was too evident to convince his readers properly. In this sense, a course in advertising would be good for him, which reminds me that I’ll soon send you one of my campaigns that not only “went over big” but is theoretically a good piece of work. Are you still studying this modern science? It must be rather hellish reading through so many books every week that your eyes pop out. Truly, you must look for some editorial post, copywriting job, or something that will relieve you of such strains. I think you will probably find things much smoother in your new apartment which I’m delighted to think of. Is it in the Village? I can’t quite place it. When I come down in June, I’ll probably plan on staying with you and Elizabeth [Mrs. Munson]. Just now, it’s Vulcan back to the Furnace! The “bowels” poem comes out in the next _S4N_, which bunch Tate writes that he has just joined through my communications. He has submitted “Pins and Needles,” which I imagine Fitts will use. I’m waiting now for _The Dial_ to send back my “Stark Major.” Just sent a caricature of Paul Rosenfeld to _The Little Review_, telling them to publish it, if they cared to, “along with the rest of my inadvertent correspondence.” It is called “Anointment of our Well Dressed Critic,” or “Why Waste the Eggs?”--Three-dimensional Vista, by Hart Crane. Allons! 136: TO ---- [_Cleveland_] [_Feb. 20_]