Question

After a character in a poem by an author with this surname shouts, “Ah, there is no God,” a “sword from the sky” smites him dead. One poem by an author with this surname begins, “There are no stars tonight / but those of memory.” (15[1])An author with this surname described “a famished kitten on the step” in a poem beginning, “We make our meek adjustments.” An author with this surname described the (*) “clang and clang of spear and shield” made by the title group who “came from the sea.” “My Grandmother’s Love Letters” is a poem by an author with this surname who included the (-5[1])sections “Cape Hatteras” and “Powhatan’s Daughter” in a long poem that begins with a “Proem.” For 10 points, give this surname shared by the American poets of The Black Riders and The Bridge, Stephen and Hart. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Crane [accept Stephen Crane; accept Hart Crane or Harold Hart Crane]
<SP, American Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthRochester A4415
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRochester B105-5
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRIT14210
Gianna PetineRochester BCornell Wind1420
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester C14210

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y475%25%25%109.33
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y863%13%75%121.60