1869 - 1926
1890 - moved from Sag Harbor, New York to Oakland, CA
Ambrose Bierce, his mentor
1905 - residence in Carmel
secret society - lavish Bohemian Grove pageants
Wife commit suicide by cyanide in 1918
1926 - Sterling commit suicide by cyanide
"Beyond the Breakers"
to James Hopper (friend of Sterling who created
14 stanza poem
rhyme pattern of aabb aabb
I am trying to find a deeper meaning within this poem, but it is a very dry read for me. All I am seeing is description of the ocean, Carmel by the Sea.
Works Cited
Hicks, Jack, et al. “George Sterling.” The Literature of California, University of California Press, 20000, pp. 308–310.
“James Hopper.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Feb. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hopper.
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