American poetry -- 20th century
The poetry of Hart Crane is ambitious. It is the only poetry I am acquainted with which is at once contemporary and in the grand manner. It is an American poetry. Crane’s themes are abstractly, metaphysically conceived, but they are definitely confined to an experience of the...
The poetry of Hart Crane is ambitious. It is the only poetry I am acquainted with which is at once contemporary and in the grand manner. It is an American poetry. Crane’s themes...
2. Part 2Tossed on these horns, who bleeding dies, Lacks all but piteous admissions to be spilt Upon the page whose blind sum finally burns Record of rage and partial appetites. The pure...