Speculations Author:T. E. Hulme T.E Hulme had a remarkable influence on many contemporary writers, both in art and philosophy. Founder of the Poet's Club in London in 1908, he later became known as "the father of imagism." He occupied himself chiefly with metaphysical speculations. Jacob Epstein, in his Foreword, says of Hulme,"what appealed to me particular... more »ly in him was the vigour and sincerity of his thought ... His whole life was a preparation for the task of interpretation which he had set himself ... We have no one quite like him in England to-day."« less