'A local abstraction;'

Mist upstream of the Bissell Bridge, between Windsor and South Windsor, Conn

Mist upstream of the Bissell Bridge, between Windsor and South Windsor, Conn


”It is the third commonness with light and air,
A curriculum, a vigor, a local abstraction . . .
Call it, one more, a river, an unnamed flowing….’’

— From “The River of Rivers in Connecticut,’’ by Wallace Stevens (18790-1955). It’s “about” the Connecticut River. Like many in the Nutmeg State in his lifetime, he was an insurance executive.

“View of the City of Hartford, Connecticut,’’ by William Havell, a 19th Century painter

“View of the City of Hartford, Connecticut,’’ by William Havell, a 19th Century painter