Clarence Manning Falt

CLARENCE MANNING FALT was a pioneer in the fusion of poetry and photography who created two classic Gloucester literary works at the turn of the twentieth century: Wharf and Fleet: Ballads of the Fishermen of Gloucester and Points of Interest of Gloucester in Song, an expansion of an earlier work spotlighting the landmarks and unique physical features of Gloucester. In this poem, the poet experiences Norman’s Woe through the lens of Longfellow’s famous ballad.