ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd, wɪð mˈæθjuː dʒˈoʊsfsən ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuːdʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ænd kˈɛnəθ bˈɜːk dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː æz kˈoʊˈɛdɪɾɚz, ðɪ ˈeɪt ˈɪʃuːz ʌvðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɹᵻvjˈuː sɛsˈɛʃən spɹˈɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
In 1922 he founded and edited, with Matthew Josephson (August 1922-January 1923) and Kenneth Burke (January–September 1923) as co-editors, the eight issues of the literary review Secession (spring 1922- April 1924).