Like Plath and perhaps Shelley, Crane died young by suicide–just two years after publication of The Bridge, his masterpiece.

Many authors have produced great work in middle age. This section is about authors who launched their careers, or completely revitalized them, late in the game.

Most likely. Dating of Shakespeare’s plays is approximate, but this is a reasonable, conservative estimate.

Interestingly, although an envious fellow playwright famously called him an “upstart crow,” Shakespeare does not seem to have fit the classic profile of the literary prodigy. He didn’t begin to produce his most recognized classics until his 30s and middle age (though it’s possible that some of his famous sonnets, for example, were written earlier).

It’s the editor’s opinion that this is the most mind-boggling entry on the list, followed closely by Keats writing his Odes at 23.

The story, not the collection. Her collection of the same title appeared two years later.

Years later, he would read it aloud in an amazing voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLlcvQg9i6c

Originally published as in our time (without caps). Très moderne!

Considered his breakthrough poem.