Judge, 1923-02-24 · page 6 of 36
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# "The Point of View" by C. Warden La Roe This satirical piece critiques artistic pretension. Two women discuss "Alice," who has lost her money but remains "very proud"—so proud she "even makes the wolf use the tradesmen's entrance!" The accompanying poem mocks poets who claim artistic integrity while pursuing commercial success. The speaker denounces "grammatical attempts to be ecstatical" and "dull droosery and idiocy" in poetry, then admits to abandoning such principles: they'll write commercially viable "featured bunk" daily rather than sell the poem itself, keeping "on this way!" The satire targets artists and writers who publicly espouse high standards but privately compromise for financial survival—a common hypocrisy Judge frequently lampooned.
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“Yes, Alice has lost her money, but she’s very proud.” “Proud! Why, she even makes the wolf use the tradesmen's entrance!” The Point of View by C. Warden La Roe I™ weary of grammatical attempts to be ecstatieal— I'm tired of ballades mystical and sonnets egotisti T'll discontinue poetry and take a whirl at prose Of paste ad villanelle, rondeau and rounde And nothing write but droolery and idiotic foolery I'll write with much ability and ease and great facility And hoary j and recipes that everybody knows; A thousand words of featured bunk for each and every day: And then, I ween, But should I sell T'll buy a green * This poem—well— Cravat to match my clothes! T'll just keep on this way!