Hart Crane
American modernist poet whose The Bridge attempts to create an American myth using Brooklyn Bridge as its central symbol. His dense, allusive style was influenced by both Eliot and Whitman.
Works
- The BridgeEpic poem celebrating America through images of the Brooklyn Bridge and cultural history
- White BuildingsPoetry collection of lyric intensity blending sexuality, spirituality, and mystical vision
- Collected PoemsComplete poems of a major modernist known for visionary intensity and formal innovation