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In a poem by this author, an “ashamed” figure who says “if I did good deeds, I know not of them” is praised as the “best little blade of grass” by God. (15[1])The speaker of a poem by this man demands that a seer show him “the book of wisdom”; when he does, the speaker notes “strange that I should have grown so suddenly blind.” A “fool” who strives for greatness is told “go pluck a bough and wear it” in one of the many short verses this poet called “lines.” In this man's first collection, a poem that describes the (*) “ride of Sin” precedes one in which a “creature, naked, bestial” tells the speaker (10[1])“I like it / because it is bitter / and because it is my heart.” (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this poet of War is Kind whose first collection, The Black Riders, was published in the same year as his Civil War novel about Henry Fleming. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Stephen Crane (The novel in the giveaway is The Red Badge of Courage.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
King VidorWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSUHutto Hippos3115
Amogh KulkarniCornell C++Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang11410
Joel MilesThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BHouston and friends12910
Jonathen SettleDr. Christopher Manners, MD - Samarra, IraqCornell B-129-5
Richard NiuCornell B-Dr. Christopher Manners, MD - Samarra, Iraq16010

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y683%0%17%113.80
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%104.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%0%91.33
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%102.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%67%107.33
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%130.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%25%108.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%75.00