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The Black Riders and Other Lines
Stephen Crane
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• "But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart." •
First, two confessions.
One--I know I read The Red Badge of Courage in highschool. I remember writing a paper on the color symbolism. I remember that I got an A. But I remember literally NOTHING about the actual book, beyond the fact that I liked it and was surprised to like a book about war so much.
Sharp, short little poems -- a each dark joy to discover. The preface to my copy says that Hemingway was an admirer. I would go further and say that Hemingway was a copyist.
I was more aware of Stephen Crane as a novelist than as a poet, but his directness and simple prose really shine in this collection. As is usual for me, I liked his short poems more, but unlike most authors of his era (the late 1800's) Crane mostly sticks to shorter poems.
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I'm afraid of outgrowing my love of these poems. They seem meant for young hotheads, raging at God and man. Wonderful.