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Tag Archives: Hart Crane
The Movement Greater
To preface, the wealth of Crane’s poetry extends far beyond any critical skill I am about to impose, or, for that matter, any other’s critical skill. And I doubt I have mediated sufficiently to grasp the power and breadth of … Continue reading
Ballads of Walt Whitman
Reading the portion of Crane’s “The Bridge” entitled “IV. Cape Hatteras” strangely reminded me of a song I heard again recently. This soulful jam is the late, great Odetta’s cover of one of Bob Dylan’s early folk classics. To me, … Continue reading