Hart Crane was an American poet who wrote complex, modernist poetry. He was inspired by the works of T.S. Eliot. His poem, ‘The Bridge,’ was directly influenced by ‘The Waste Land.’ He was respected among the avant-garde writers of the day, particularly after the publication of White Buildings.
‘The Broken Tower’ by Hart Crane describes one speaker’s transcendent quest to attain some measure of success and the frustrations he faces along the way.
The bell-rope that gathers God at dawn
Dispatches me as though I dropped down the knell
Of a spent day - to wander the cathedral lawn
From pit to crucifix, feet chill on steps from hell.
Hart Crane’s ‘To Brooklyn Bridge’ integrates modernism and romanticism, exploring the breathtaking symbolism of the Brooklyn Bridge.
How many dawns, chill from his rippling rest
The seagull's wings shall dip and pivot him,
Shedding white rings of tumult, building high
Over the chained bay waters Liberty—
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