"Almost no shadow—"
Young, Roberson, Rexroth, Crane, Dickinson
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C. Dale Young:
Ed Roberson:
Kenneth Rexroth:
Hart Crane:
Emily Dickinson:
It sounded as if / the Air were running / And then the Air / stood still. /
Eclipse was all we could / see at the Window / And Awe - was all / we could feel -
By and by the boldest / stole out of his Covert/ To see if Time were / there -
Nature was in her / [+Bluest] Beryl Apron / Mixing fresher Air -
Cecil Taylor, “Air,” rec. October 12, 1960:
Does anyone have any recommendations for further reading/scholarship/criticism on Hart Crane? I love "The Air Plant," but I feel like I don't quite understand it. The last stanza in particular is where I'm struggling the most. (a little of my background: I studied a little of the modernists in college, but that's about it. I've read some Crane, but not very much and not for a long time.)
All a pleasure to read. I esp. liked the Roberson, a poet new to me. Rexroth completely understands the kiss. Dickinson's last line astounds. Thank you.