{"id":"01KG8AJFS9X3Z54FC20Z1A4Z7J","cid":"bafkreifl645casde4e7tczzhepestaswua5lafedviaahm7svc2i6fwjhi","type":"chapter","properties":{"description":"# THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_\n## Overview\n\"THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_\" is a poem contained in [John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H). The poem appears as a chapter within the larger collection. The text was extracted from the file [john_marr_and_other_poems.txt](arke:01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4).\n\n## Context\nThe poem is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is preceded in the collection by [THE FIGURE-HEAD](arke:01KG8AJFS9E0NNCRD6APZFW43B) and followed by [OLD COUNSEL](arke:01KG8AJFS7EGC7MBKFJVF5HYG9).\n\n## Contents\nThe poem describes a ship, the _Snow-Bird_, arriving in Boston Harbor from Smyrna (present-day İzmir, Turkey) with a cargo of figs. Despite encountering harsh weather and ice, the ship is deemed seaworthy (\"_A, No. 1._\") by the underwriters' man. The poem celebrates the resilience of the ship and its crew, who are unaffected by the \"slanting snows\" and \"foul winds.\"\n","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:08.171Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_","end_line":1269,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:32.310Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_","source_file":"01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4","start_line":1234,"text":"THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_\r\n\r\n\r\nStrenuous need that head-wind be\r\n    From purposed voyage that drives at last\r\nThe ship, sharp-braced and dogged still,\r\n    Beating up against the blast.\r\n\r\nBrigs that figs for market gather,\r\n    Homeward-bound upon the stretch,\r\nEncounter oft this uglier weather\r\n    Yet in end their port they fetch.\r\n\r\nMark yon craft from sunny Smyrna\r\n    Glazed with ice in Boston Bay;\r\nOut they toss the fig-drums cheerly,\r\n    Livelier for the frosty ray.\r\n\r\nWhat if sleet off-shore assailed her,\r\n    What though ice yet plate her yards;\r\nIn wintry port not less she renders\r\n    Summer’s gift with warm regards!\r\n\r\nAnd, look, the underwriters’ man,\r\n    Timely, when the stevedore’s done,\r\nPuts on his _specs_ to pry and scan,\r\nAnd sets her down—_A, No. 1._\r\n\r\nBravo, master! Bravo, brig!\r\n    For slanting snows out of the West\r\nNever the _Snow-Bird_ cares one fig;\r\n    And foul winds steady her, though a pest.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJFS9E0NNCRD6APZFW43B","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJFS7EGC7MBKFJVF5HYG9","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:33.161Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:08.383Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}