Author Archives: Edward Burroughs

Whitman and Lorca Paper Proposal

I know this is pretty specific but I feel that I can write the full paper on just relating Federico Garcia Lorca to Whitman. I plan to broadly focus on the poetic relationship with nature that both these figures profoundly … Continue reading

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This Connection

 There are many lines which can be drawn from Julia Spahr and traced back to Whitman. Spahr’s books focuses on a similar Universal connection which drives much of Whitman’s work, but explores this connection in a contemporary post-2000 American … Continue reading

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What is so Amazing

We looked at the following poem in my process class a few weeks ago, and re-reading it I couldn’t help but see a lot of Whitman in it. What Is So Amazing is not so much what is beneath the … Continue reading

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To The Film Industry In Crisis

Frank O’Hara’s poem “To the Film Industry in Crisis,” appears as a poem glorifying the film industry as a great new form of art in the modern world. The majority of the poem is spent describing various old movie stars … Continue reading

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Lorca and Whitman

I wanted to point out some Whitman traits in another amazing Lorca poem called “New York.” It’s a little long to write out completely but I will try and show the most relevant excerpts. Quite obviously the Spanish poet is … Continue reading

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William Blake and Whitman

I know this class is focused on Whitman’s legacy on contemporary poetry, but I think it’s interesting to look into pre-Whitman poetry too, especially with the level of innovation he is generally credited with. He is regarded as so vital … Continue reading

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Whitman and Williams

Though the poetry of William Carlos Williams is a pretty drastic change stylistically from Whitman, I think there are a lot of similarities present in their works. They both seem very interested in the every-day workingman, possibly because he lives … Continue reading

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Facing Death

One trait that is arguably unique about humans is their supposed identity as the being who is conscious of his own death. That is, death is something a human being struggles with in their head through their whole life. This … Continue reading

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Whitman: Reconciling Hope

Since my first reading of Whitman about a year ago, I have mostly thought of him in terms of my own relationship to how I feel about humanity, as well as America specifically. At times, he has lifted me up, … Continue reading

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