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Generally speaking, African-American themes were very rare in white modernist poetry. Which of the following white poets attempted to evoke elements of black experience in his or her poems ?
Correct answer: B. Hart Crane
- A. H.D.
- B. Hart Crane
- C. William Carlos Williams
- D. T.S. Eliot
Explanation
Hart Crane attempted to evoke elements of Black experience and culture, especially through musical and cultural imagery in The Bridge. The other poets are not generally identified with this particular engagement to the same extent.
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