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Comment on Finding Whitman by jenny and walt

jenny and walt — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:32:55 +0000

It was fun working with you. But I wish I could’ve had the sound come out better. Stupid wind.. But still, while recording, you did a fantastic job. Wish everyone else could’ve actually been there to watch you read it

Comment on Second-Annex thoughts by taraw

taraw — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:15 +0000

There once was a Country man
Who sought out an old Wit man…
He looked all around Camden,
but all he could do was damn him!
And so the Wit man lost a Country fan.

Comment on Second-Annex thoughts by taraw

taraw — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:06 +0000

We discussed that use of punctuation in class – and I thought that your observations were interesting in this regard. I also love that at the end of the second “Good-Bye My Fancy” he doesn’t only say goodbye – but he hails it as well.

Nice observations Countryman.

Comment on Second-Annex thoughts by lizmoser

lizmoser — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:37:25 +0000

It is a strange strategy, to chop a poem into two halves as a great parenthesis around an entire collection of poems.

Comment on Slate.com Article on Whitman’s Levi’s Commercial by emilym

emilym — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:06:24 +0000

You make good points. I like the energy in your writing.

Comment on Slate.com Article on Whitman’s Levi’s Commercial by meghanedwards

meghanedwards — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:27 +0000

First of all, I wanted to thank you for posting this article; I’m working with the “Go Forth” campaign in another class of mine at UMW as well, and I love it when my courses tend to intermix.
I think that Whitman’s stance in the world is still just as important today-it’s more of a matter of rediscovering him, for some individuals. In the 1800s, one was just as categorized as one is today-maybe there weren’t as many options, but I’d still very much have been stuck in the box of “Female -unmarried-Italian-Roman Catholic.” Perhaps that was the reason why Whitman attempted to transcend categories, so that he could qualify for everyone. As the “American-poet,” Whitman tried to be the do-all, feel-all, be-all, and in that way, everyone could relate to him, no matter what box or profession they fit into. He empathized with everyone, or at least attempted to. I think that’s still possible today; I too looked around on the message boards, and I was thrilled to find that people had looked up Whitman’s poetry, particularly those who had never really hard of him. One woman even lined out sections of “O Pioneers” that she found she could relate to (she said that they’d given her a “pang”), and in that way connected with him. So, maybe Walt wouldn’t have appreciated his poetry being used for others’ gain, but I think that the distribution en-masse, and the chance for all of America to connect with the American poet would have meant something to him all the same.

Comment on Walt and the Centennial Exhibition by jillians

jillians — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:38:19 +0000

Chris,

I really enjoyed reading this and your presentation in class. I often run in Fairmont Park and this gives that area a new perspective for me.

Oh, and Tara commented- I cannot imagine building all that stuff just have it be taken down!

Comment on Slate.com Article on Whitman’s Levi’s Commercial by adaml

adaml — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:43:24 +0000

did he really transcend categorization, or did he just outrun it until later generations could fit him into one? I like your digression about compartmentalization and demographics – it is kind of interesting to wonder what Walt Whitman would do if he could see what the world turned into. I think he’d have a panic attack, get a prescription to xanax, buy a blackberry and twitter insanely long tweets, and maybe drop an album or two with JayZ

Comment on Walt and the Centennial Exhibition by jessicaa

jessicaa — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:32:21 +0000

Great Museum Exhibit! Its interesting how involved Whitman is with architecture and buildings, considering his love of nature. I wonder what Whitman would think of all the new architecture in Philadelphia now.

Comment on Walt and the Centennial Exhibition by taraw

taraw — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:43:48 +0000

Chris,

This is very thorough and very interesting. You present a nicely rounded explanation beyond the Centennial Exhibition.

Could you imagine building all of that stuff just to take it down? Insanity.

Nice post – we do have to work on your picture-posting skills, though.