Whitman and the War I choose to use Whitman’s I DREAM’D a Dream. To me this poem represents 9-11. Whitman’s presentation of this poem seems to me about love of a community , love of a world coming together. I feel that this is what happened after 9-11.
Where Jen found Whitman Here is my video for Finding Whitman. I hope that it works. The reason I picked my poem is because it reminded my of 9-11. Yes Whitman was of course not around for this and the poem was probably based on the love of friends and company and bringing a community […]
Walt Whitman’s Friends William Douglas O’Connor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 2, 1833. In the beginning he was into painting until he was compelled to leave his passion, he turned to something that he could focus on and makes a career. Even before the age of twenty he landed a job as associate […]
I found my word on page 192. The sentence reads: And mossy scabs of the worm fence, heap’d stones, elder, mullein and poke-weed. Here is a picture of a Mullein with its yellow flower. It is said that the Mullein plant was used for several different purposes. It was used to make teas and was widely used in […]
A few light kisses, a few embraces, a reaching around of arms, The play of shine and shade on the trees as the supple boughs wag, The delight alone or in the rush of the streets, or along the fields and hill-sides, The feeling of health, the full-noon trill, the song of me rising […]
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