Hart Crane’s ‘Voyages II’

Lately I have been bogged down in my thesis. I have delighted in my work on the poetry of Wordsworth and Keats but I am also constantly called back to the Modernists. (I use the capital ‘M’ to signify the High Modernists so that I don’t contradict myself, as Wordsworth was one of the most …

Wallace Stevens: Of Modern Poetry

The question of the appeal of modern poetry is a very big concern among modernists and a common question among readers new to the genre. Many prefer the aesthetics of the Elizabethan's, enjoying the sing-song simplicity and rhyme. Often, when I tell people that I am passionate about modern poetry they ask, 'Why?' Some objectors …