The foundational critical biography of this poet by Gay Wilson Allen began the practice of using an earlier draft of a poem which includes the line "Now Lucifer was not dead - or if he was, I am his sorrowful terrible heir."
The foundational critical biography of this poet by Gay Wilson Allen began the practice of using an earlier draft of a poem which includes the line "Now Lucifer was not dead - or if he was, I am his sorrowful terrible heir." That poem includes episodes of Washington weeping over the death of his men, a mother recalling an encounter with a "red squaw" from her childhood, and a "gigantic swimmer" who is dashed against the rocks. That poem by this man opens with the line (*) "I wander all night in my vision, stepping with light feet, swiftly and noiselessly stepping and stopping." Another of his poems mentions the "Crowds of men and women attired in the usual costumes" and ends by claiming "you furnish your parts toward the soul." For 10 points, name this poet of "The Sleepers" who wrote "Flood-tide below me! I watch you face to face" in "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry."
The foundational critical biography of this poet by Gay Wilson Allen began the practice of using an earlier draft of a poem which includes the line "Now Lucifer was not dead - or if he was, I am his sorrowful terrible heir."
Walt Whitman