Ransom, John Crowe

John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974) was a professor of English at Vanderbilt, a founding member of the Fugitives , the primary founder of New Criticism , the editor of the Kenyon Review , and a poet, scholar, and teacher. Ransom heavily influenced not only literary criticsm in the twentieth century, but also the rise of certain authors. 
For more information, please see the following: 
*http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/john-crowe-ransom
*http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/12
*http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/ransom/ransom.htm
==Ransom and Stevens ==
There are no references to Ransom in Stevens' work. However, they did correspond through letters. Ransom published some of Stevens' poetry: 
"Dear Mr. Ransom,
Shortly after I wrote to you the last time I started on the poem, and here it is. If you use it, you are most welcome to it without an expectation of payment on my part." [1] 
==References ==
1. Letters of Wallace Stevens, edited by Holly Stevens. University of California Press, 1966. Page 469.