Hart Crane date of birth:
July 21, 1899
How old was Hart Crane when died?
32
Where was Hart Crane born?
Garrettsville, Ohio, USA
When did Hart Crane die?
April 27, 1932
Where did Hart Crane die?
Gulf of Mexico
Why did Hart Crane die?
Suicide by drowning (after jumping into the sea from a steamboat)
Is Hart Crane gay or straight?
Gay
What is Hart Crane nationality?
American
What is Hart Crane's occupation?
Poet
Hart Crane claim to fame:
The Bridge (1930),
Short Biography
Harold Hart Crane (July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American poet. Finding both inspiration and provocation in the poetry of T. S. Eliot, Crane wrote modernist poetry that was difficult, highly stylized, and ambitious in its scope. In his most ambitious work, The Bridge, Crane sought to write an epic poem, in the vein of The Waste Land, that expressed a more optimistic view of modern, urban culture than the one that he found in Eliot's work. In the years following his suicide at the age of 32, Crane has been hailed by playwrights, poets, and literary critics alike (including Robert Lowell, Derek Walcott, Tennessee Williams, and Harold Bloom), as being one of the most influential poets of his generation.