Author Archives: Lindsey Stewart

Expanding Whitman’s Influence

We had a truly great class this semester, in which we expounded upon and investigated in depth just how far-reaching Walt Whitman’s influential scope extends.  Essentially, we can thank the American Bard for the magnum opuses of a large number of the … Continue reading

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Titular Incongruity or Whitman nod?

Whilst browsing the random and ever-expanding world of Netflix instant movies the other day, I stumbled across a recent addition bearing the ever-familiar title, Leaves of Grass.  Obviously this blatant act of theft gave me pause, and I simply had to further investigate exactly what kind of scum … Continue reading

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Whitman’s Feminine Guises

In our class, we have discussed Walt Whitman in several aspects and interpretations; he assumes many different forms, and yet many of them seem to operate in the guise of the masculine.  You see Whitman as the patriot, the prophet, the … Continue reading

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Connectedness in a Post 9/11 World

This week, we focused on Whitmanian influence in a post 9/11 world, and the complications that ensue when trying to reconcile Whitman’s optimism and ideas of connectedness in an America that seems to have been tarnished and mutated.  As many … Continue reading

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Tackling Alexie

This is my second time studying Sherman Alexie this semester, and in terms of Whitmanian influence and/or response, he is a bit harder to crack.  Most of what I know about Alexie’s writing stems from our dissection of his book, The Lone … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Oppen

This week I must say I was particularly fascinated with the simultaneously revealing and befuddling poems of George Oppen.  Oppen was the poster-child of what came to be known as the “Objectivist” school of poetry, which has been categorized by a lack of … Continue reading

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Revolution and Remembrance

This week, we talked a lot about politics and revolution, which, as we know, was a subject that was close to Whitman’s heart, and is reflected in the poetry of his Spanish speaking “descendants” — Lorca and Neruda.  In Whitman’s … Continue reading

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The Negro Speaks of Rivers, and much more

Of the many characteristics that stand out in Walt Whitman’s poetry, one of the most overwhelming is the importance given to the sense of place and connectedness that is found through examining one’s roots, and in the realization that all … Continue reading

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Perhaps the best poets are the most ambiguous

Here’s the thing about Walt Whitman…he can be talking about at least three different things at the same time while still making perfect sense.  Take, for instance, his poem, ‘Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand.’  As students and … Continue reading

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