John Crowe Ransom

John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888, Pulaski, Tennessee – July 3, 1974, Gambier, Ohio) was an American poet, essayist, magazine editor, and professor.

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    “There was such speed in her little body,
    And such lightness in her footfall,
    It is no wonder her brown study
    Astonishes us all.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “Love-light of Spain—hurrah!
    Death-light of Africa!
    Don John of Austria
    Is riding to the sea.”
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

    “They burned with fierce love always to come near,
    But honor beat them back and kept them clear.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “This morning, there flew up the lane
    A timid lady-bird to our bird-bath
    And eyed her image dolefully as death;”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)