What were the weaknesses of Stephen Vincent Benet?

Answer 1

I'm not sure we can speak about "weaknesses" when discussing an author or poet. Benet probably had people who loved his work, and people who did not. But by most accounts, views of him were favorable: his poems and short stories were widely published in respected magazines, and he won a Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1929.

Answer 2

Some critics argue that Stephen Vincent Benet's writing can be overly sentimental and melodramatic. Additionally, his work has been criticized for being too reliant on traditional forms and themes, lacking innovation and originality.