"The form of my poem rises out of a past that so overwhelms the present with its worth and vision that I'm at a loss to explain my delusion that there exist any real links between that past and a future worthy of it"

This quote by Hart Crane speaks to the idea of a disconnect between the past and today. He is revealing his confusion regarding why the past is so extremely valued and seen as a source of vision, yet there is a lack of connection in between it and the future. He is questioning why the past is seen as so essential, yet there is no concrete link in between it and the future. He is recommending that the type of his poem is a way to bridge this space, to develop a connection in between the past and the future. He is recommending that his poem can be a method to bring the past and the future together, to create a vision of the future that is worthy of the past. He is revealing his hope that his poem can be a method to bridge the space between the past and the future, to create a future that deserves the past.