Vincent Starrett (1889-1974) was a Canadian-born American newspaperman and writer. He wrote mystery and supernatural fiction for pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s. His most famous work, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was published in 1933. Starrett wrote a weekly column, Books Alive, that ran in the Chicago Tribune for twenty-five years. Starrett wrote some poetry too though the critics were cool in their response. Here is an excerpt from an anonymous review of a poetry collection entitled Ebony Flame. The review appeared in Poetry magazine. Vincent Starrett has a pleasant minor talent that sings its way along the well-oiled grooves which other men have fashioned. His poems…