Walt Whitman - Journalist | Mini Bio | BIO
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- Poet and journalist Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. Considered one of America's most influential poets, Whitman aimed to transcend traditional epics and eschew normal aesthetic form to mirror the potential freedoms to be found in America. In 1855 he self-published the collection Leaves of Grass; the book is now a landmark in American literature, though at the time of its publication it was considered highly controversial. Whitman later worked as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, writing the collection Drum Taps (1865) in connection to the experiences of war-torn soldiers. Having continued to produce new editions of Leaves of Grass along with original works, Whitman died on March 26, 1892 in Camden, New Jersey. #Biography
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Walt Whitman - Journalist | Mini Bio | BIO
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Whitman was an amazing writer! I recently read his poetry collections and was very impressed with his language, especially 'Leaves of Grass'.
Does anybody else wish this video had captions?
It does have
Because Whitman was sort of an "outcast" during his era, he wasn't understood, and this is visible throughout his works! For example his free verse "Song of Myself" has a line which reads "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and loitering. I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yaws over the roofs of the world." I love that last sentence so much. You can feel Whitman's voice coming through. Although people back then could understand the words he spoke, they could not understand the way he felt. His feelings seemed to come off rather untranslatable perhaps like a "barbaric yaw"? Hehehehe, but I understand exactly the way he feels. All I have to say is "Whitman, hurt no more." We understand the way you feel now and we accept and acknowledge your poetry! :) Favorite poet of all time in fact! :) Good man...
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If you read his poetry with the understanding that he was an Enlightened human being,...then (& only then) can you begin to interpret & understand his work
He was not enlightened, he was a racist. Maybe you're not enlightened either and just like to present yourself as such, since you can't tell that racism impugns claims to enlightenment
@@diphyllum8180 Maybe I misunderstood, but didn't he want freedom for slaves? How does that make him racist? lol
Cosmic consciousness 😉
@@titteryenot4524 yes 😉 by Richard Maurice Bucke ✨
@@jameshopkins534 You got it!👌This was *the* moment: *Swiftly arose and spread around me the peace and knowledge that pass all the argument of the earth/And I know that the hand of God is the promise of my own/And I know that the spirit of God is the brother of my own/And that all the men ever born are also my brothers, and the women my sisters and lovers/And that a kelson of the creation is love/And limitless are leaves stiff or drooping in the fields/And brown ants in the little wells beneath them/And mossy scabs of the worm fence, heap'd stones, elder, mullein and poke-weed.*
After observing soldiers. He felt compelled to establish a universal brotherhood! Enough said. Great the bard express his concerns. As the lyricist creates the lyrics of the events to the music.
lol my english teacher gave us this to watch
same
W.W. My star, my perfect silence.
Thankyou for this small brilliant Gem
You got the wrong dude. Walt Whitman is 90 stories tall, was born in ancient Hong Kong, and died in Disney land
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Lmao 😂
thanks this was very helpful
Born in Huntington, New York on Long Island. Born in a house built by his father
Oh Captain! My captain!
how does his problems intervene in his poetry? If he had a problem in life, which poem talks about it? please help mee
My great great great great pappy
I don’t care
I’m related to Albert Einstein
Phenomenal Video
hi
1:52 can someone please name the name of the song playing in the background?
I think it's Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre
At the end, it is: "Golliwog's Cakewalk" by Debussy
2:17 thought he said porns
Declan R d yes.
same
I go to Walt Whitman high school
@Jordan Tillman that was 7 years ago
My school is called Walt whitman school
Hello, where are your captions so Deaf/Hard of Hearing people can access the video too?
Not a generic borg collective. But a bunch of free individuals that band together. Because they want to.
Hello 👋
hope you are having a nice day over there
heck yea
does anyone know what his dream was
Mrs. Switzer's class where you at??
anyone know the song that starts at 1:33?
Did you ever find it? I want to know as well 😬
dance macabre or something like that
+CAROLINA BARRAGAN Right! Thanks :)
teacher: can yall watch this video
me: heck no
the ignorance of youth
+BallerxYMx13 yes
lol i dont wanna watch this either
A Passage to India was written by E. M. Forster in 1924, not by Walt Whitman.
"(A) "passage to India" is written by E.M. forster but "passage to India" is written by whitman.
Passage to India!
Lo, soul! seest thou not God's purpose from the first?
The earth to be spann'd, connected by net-work,
The people to become brothers and sisters,
The races, neighbors, to marry and be given in marriage,
The oceans to be cross'd, the distant brought near,
The lands to be welded together. (lines 31-35) - Walt Whitman (1870s) .
EM Forster got the title for his novel from Whitman's poem.
Mrs. Zuckers Class wya?
May 31 1819-March 26 1892
Age ‘72
That beard.
+Chase Black
It just gets longer and longer.
Whiter and whiter
lol
Professor Ascencio's class anyone??
heh..You got me
hi
a great man
Does anyone know the song and composer at 1:57 that plays in the background?
I saw this in school
Breaking bad?
Went here because of Breaking Bad 😎
GodHead
Walt Whitman IS BLACK 🖤 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!
Mostly nice, but the music - UGH.
I agree. Better to have no music on this video.
To my star, my perfect silence
Wow limbs piled up
Worhtless man
Tried reading him recently and found it incredibly mediocre. Why do people like this? It's not fun to read and it's like he's not even trying. Just says boring stuff in a boring way and calls it a poem.
mahpostes coffee...too much just right same demon marble pot kettle..drops paper..you help me ill help u...time crusty flake layers sock.....cult army abuser movers..make eer go home wit yah..happytime..its ileg to be confusion..they teall u yah what u thunk...all is well....amusing house wine.