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One poem by this author describes how "A spirit sped / Through spaces of night" calling "God! God!" before "a swift hand / a sword from the sky / smote him, / And he was dead." The second poem in his most famous collection mentions "three little birds in a row" with "quaint countenances" who laugh at a passerby. The first poem in that collection mentions the "rush upon the wind" of the ($) "ride of sin." The speaker of another of his poems asks "Is it good, friend?" of a "creature, naked, bestial / who, squatting upon the ground / Held his heart in his hands / And ate of it." The title figures of one of his poems (*) come from the sea, with a "clash and clash of hoof and heel" and "clang and clang of spear and shield." For ten points, identify this poet of The Black Riders and Other Lines, who wrote about Henry Fleming in The Red Badge of Courage.
One poem by this author describes how "A spirit sped / Through spaces of night" calling "God!
Stephen {Crane}