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Comment on Whitman Found: But My Videos Reading Isn’t by Matthew Gold

Matthew Gold — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:44:06 +0000

Hi Jessica,

First, upload your video not to this site, but rather to YouTube or Vimeo. Then, go to your blog and start a new post. I’ve just added some tags that make it very easy to include video, so just look for the shortcut key that matches the video upload service you’ve used and proceed from there. If you need more help, please let me know.

Best,

Matt

Comment on Visitor’s Center Script by lizmoser

lizmoser — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:27:20 +0000

The idea of transcendence also rings true with Whitman’s late poems, like those in “Sands at Seventy.” The idea of transcending past physical bounds–symbolized by traveling by ship across the sea and into the great behind–seems like it fits into the same thematic idea.

Comment on Jessica for Nov. 5th by bmzreece

bmzreece — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:29:35 +0000

“Starting with the unity of America, Whitman hopes that this unity can spread across the globe and unite the people of the world.”

Yes. In addition to promoting a sort of universal fraternity – his old brotherhood of humanity, Whitman also begins mention in this cluster of a potential sisterhood of humanity, perhaps for the first time.

I like that you draw a line connecting Whitman’s national unity hopes to his desire for international unity: I had thought of them as two separate sentiments/goals [which he focuses on separately depending on respective circumstance]; but I can see how after physically seeing the reunification of his own nation [to some extent] he can better envision the same happening on the larger scale of the planet.

Comment on Jessica for October 20th by kevinv

kevinv — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:17:59 +0000

Great post. Whitman really did capture the beauty of the North East in these writings. Its funny how easily we forget how beautiful of an area we live in. Our generation may have to listen a little harder and look a little deeper but it is there. The sound of Cicadas is certainly the sound of summer for me too!

Comment on Jessica for October 13th by lizmoser

lizmoser — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:09:18 +0000

Whitman appears as kind and selfless in his prose, far from the powerful American poet that his poetry paints him as. I suppose the war gives Whitman a chance to prove himself a poet of the people and write about the reality of war and the people in it–its very humanizing.

Comment on Jessica for October 6th by jenny and walt

jenny and walt — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:07:07 +0000

Jessica, I love the way you incorporate Whitman’s lines into your opinions. I completely agree with you on the poem. It was really insightful how you noticed all those details. Since I’m captured by the psychology of children, I especially took favor of this poem and it was nice of you to write about it. Thanks!
By the way, your site layout somehow goes really well with this post

Comment on Something Humerous by jillians

jillians — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:44:30 +0000

I came thisclose to posting that myself!!! It is hysterical!

Comment on Something Humerous by adaml

adaml — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:53:46 +0000

omg that is ridiculous funny

Comment on Something Humerous by emilym

emilym — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:11:40 +0000

Some of the lines made me fall over laughing.

Comment on Jessica for Sept 29th by mscanlon

mscanlon — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:28:56 +0000

And, in fact, some of the Fredericksburg students are planning a road trip to Philly to obtain some Whitman beer since we seem to be coming up empty-handed down here!