Author Archives: KateG

After reading Joseph Bruchac’s “To Love the Earth: Some Thoughts on Walt Whitman”  I became more interested in the art that may have affected Whitman.  The connection between nature, art, and poetry is direct and dependent.  I feel as though … Continue reading →

I couldn’t help but notice the reoccurring image of the “Edge of the Ocean” in George Oppen’s poems.  The ocean ending is a curious concept because, in a way, the ocean never ends, it just surrounds.  I feel as though … Continue reading →