Websites
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Includes many poems, articles, lectures, and a biography. A great place to start.
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Crane's poetry can be very difficult, so stop here to read what critics have said about his work, and to explore Crane's ideas about how poetry should work.
Video
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A short, very cool video that matches words and images to Crane's most famous poem.
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The reading is a bit stuffy, and we're not sure why they used a guy with a British accent for an American poet, but you get some interesting old images of Crane and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Audio
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A selection of professional readings of Crane's poems can be downloaded for free, including the well-known "Repose of Rivers."
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Hear one of the literary lights at Yale illuminate Crane's The Bridge in this free online lecture.
Images
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The Brooklyn Bridge has inspired much great art, from Crane's poem to this painting by Joseph Stella.
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An image of Crane looking very sophisticated in a suit.
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A classic angle of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the most photographed bridges in the world.
Historical Documents
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These letters offer a small window into the mind of the poet.
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Check out old images from around the time of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the great engineering feats of its time.
Books
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This book offers an in-depth, scholarly analysis of Crane's most famous (and famously difficult) poem. Great for college and more advanced students.