America's Poet
from Celebrate Creativity Hosted by George Bartley
Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
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Send us Fan Mail 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 chang...
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