Comments on: ”Whitman Making Books, Books Making Whitman” by Ed Folsom

By: Elma Lena Porobic

Elma Lena Porobic — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:15:23 +0000

Dear Pedro (if this is your name?),

I have visited the link you sent to me and I can only imagine how it was to see live some crucial parts of history and Whitman’s life! I also think that the concluding quotation in my post is a beautiful summary of everlasting Whitman’s ideas.
Thank you for your recommendation. I look forward to exploring another aspect of Whitman’s genius.

By: techwhit

techwhit — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:09:11 +0000

Dear Elma,
Your post gave me additional perspective on the creation of Leaves of Grass. The physical characteristics of the book are one of the reasons that Whitman’s work is so admired. Our class recently went on a tour which gave us additional insight on an image in Leaves of Grass and a post card which is an example of machine used for compositing.

This is the link:
http://techwhit.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/12/02/another-look-at-fort-greene/

The quote at the end of your post encompasses all the reasons why people love Whitman. He writing is transcends American culture. Despite that fact that his writing is probably written for the American audience, his ideals are widely accepted. I also recommend his novel Franklin Evans if have time to read it. Whitman published the novel and then denied writing it. Many people till this day didn’t know Whitman wrote a novel and are surprised by the content.

By: Karen Karbiener

Karen Karbiener — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:10:26 +0000

… a thorough review that manages to offer an overview and helpful particulars at once. I loved the quotation selection– particularly the last one! Thanks Elma…