Author: lroman

Hello! I saw some people posting their Emily Dickinson imitation poems and I wanted to follow suit. This poem does not have a title: Peony – Thorns – at Feet caught bare An Osprey sings – abhorred Carbonating – of

In class, we discussed the ethics behind Walt Whitman’s use of nature and whether or not it was productive (if it was used for his writing or rather as an authentic source of being). Many of Whitman’s works actually follow

I’d like to first note how astonished I am with how connected Emily Dickinson seems to be with the animal aspect of nature in a handful of poems assigned for April 1st’s class. One that fascinated me was poem 656

March 22nd: I am really excited to finally get into the meat of Emily Dickinson’s poetry! Something that I notice right away reading through these poems is that she has an interesting notion to constantly refer to specific birds or

When tackling both of Whitman’s poems, I have to say Children of Adam: “From Pent-Up Aching Rivers” rubbed me the wrong way. I am not exactly sure if it is because I am reading it too much from a modern

Walt Whitman has had a huge impact on the development of the homosexual concept through the various mentions of intimate descriptions such as “atmosphere of lovers” (269), “”pink-tinged roots timid leaves,” (269), “…a youth who loves me and whom I