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America's Poet
Manage episode 295482125 series 2809802
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG-wl2qqD7Y
BTW - this should be over 2,000 downloads for Celebrate Poe, with listeners in 46 countries. Thank you for your support - you have no idea how much it means to me!
This specific episode is about the many facets of America’s Poet - Walt Whitman. For Pride Month, George pays homage to Whitman and attempts to take a deep dive into some of Whitman's greatest works, personal life, and ability to create positive change.
- Learn about the meeting between Whitman met Poe.
- Learn about VERY embarrassing (but hopefully enlightening) story about George.
- Learn about MAJOR differences between different editions of Leaves of Grass,
- Learn why the Calamus poems were so controversial.
- Learn about the meeting between Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.
- Learn how Rufus Griswold (yes, THAT Griswold) trashed Whitman.
- Learn how Whitman was considered undesirable and shocking for “decent ears.”
- Learn how lawyers of the time considered Whitman a homosexual because he never smoked, and did not enjoy war.
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Manage episode 295482125 series 2809802
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG-wl2qqD7Y
BTW - this should be over 2,000 downloads for Celebrate Poe, with listeners in 46 countries. Thank you for your support - you have no idea how much it means to me!
This specific episode is about the many facets of America’s Poet - Walt Whitman. For Pride Month, George pays homage to Whitman and attempts to take a deep dive into some of Whitman's greatest works, personal life, and ability to create positive change.
- Learn about the meeting between Whitman met Poe.
- Learn about VERY embarrassing (but hopefully enlightening) story about George.
- Learn about MAJOR differences between different editions of Leaves of Grass,
- Learn why the Calamus poems were so controversial.
- Learn about the meeting between Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.
- Learn how Rufus Griswold (yes, THAT Griswold) trashed Whitman.
- Learn how Whitman was considered undesirable and shocking for “decent ears.”
- Learn how lawyers of the time considered Whitman a homosexual because he never smoked, and did not enjoy war.
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