His interest in science fiction can be seen in stories like "By the Waters of Babylon," in which the Great Burning destroys the world, and the poem "Ghosts of a Lunatic Asylum."
His interest in science fiction can be seen in stories like "By the Waters of Babylon," in which the Great Burning destroys the world, and the poem "Ghosts of a Lunatic Asylum." He created a one-act play entitled The Headless Horseman, and some of his novels include Spanish Bayonet, the autobiographical The Beginning of Wisdom, and James Shore's Daughter. His The Burning City included an attack on fascism entitled "Litany for Dictatorships." He's probably best known for a short story in the collection Thirteen O'Clock and a poem featuring the line "American muse, whose strong and diverse heart/so many men have tried to understand." FTP, name this American author of "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and "John Brown's Body."
His interest in science fiction can be seen in stories like "By the Waters of Babylon," in which the Great Burning destroys the world, and the poem "Ghosts of a Lunatic Asylum."
Stephen Vincent {Benet}