1999-08-04 a fascinating read of a fascinating man

I bought this book because I was having difficulty with understanding some of the passages in "The Bridge". Also, I wanted to know more about Hart Crane himself. Wow! I got a full plate with this biography by Paul Mariani. I ran the gamut of emotions reading this honest, solidly researched biography. The author offers his penetrating insights into Hart Crane as a poet and as a man. Occassionally Mariani's language gets flowery when discussing Crane and his considerable impact on poetry. That is easy to do considering the subject and his truly romantic view of his craft and the world. A brilliant job by Paul Mariani!