by hefnerbe | Mar 30, 2011 | 1. The Harbor Dawn, II. Powhatan's Daughter
“–Pocahuntus, a well-featured but wonton yong girle…”–The words William Strachey, an English author who documented many of the first happenings in America, said about Pocahontas. “The Harbor Dawn:” The Harbor most likely...
by hefnerbe | Mar 30, 2011 | 2. Van Winkle, II. Powhatan's Daughter
Line 1: “Macadam” – “Designating or relating to a kind of roadway or surface devised by McAdam” (Oxford English Dictionary); “McAdam’s method for repairing roads used a consolidated subsoil, only slightly cambered, on which were laid two layers of cleaned,...
by hefnerbe | Mar 30, 2011 | 3. The River, II. Powhatan's Daughter
Lines 1-18- Supposed to sound like a radio announcer is reading this portion of the poem. Listen to a reading here. Line 3: “Tintex”- “A household dye” (Baker 47). Photo of logo. Line 3: “Japalac”- “A trademark for varnishes, stains, and enamels...
by hefnerbe | Mar 30, 2011 | 3. The River, II. Powhatan's Daughter
Line 24: “The Dakotas”- Referring to North and South Dakota. Line 34: “Cheyenne”- The capital and largest city in Wyoming. Line 34: “Kalamazoo”- A large city in southwest Michigan. Line 39: “My Old Kentucky Home”- Kentucky’s state song...
by hefnerbe | Mar 30, 2011 | 3. The River, II. Powhatan's Daughter
Line 53: “My father’s cannery”- Crane’s father owned a maple syrup cannery in Warren, Ohio (Baker 53). Line 54 and Line 56: “Rail-squatters” and “Hobo-trekkers”- Both homeless railway figures that Crane recalls seeing...
