I was reading the Murison piece for the extra part of my work, and I found myself fascinated by the notion of Whitman’s outraged critics fumbling for their pens to write something like “THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! YOU CAN’T TALK
Walt’s, Mari’s, and my theory of human connection
I have been putting off typing this blog post, knowing that reading about or even thinking too hard about Human Connection During a Pandemic makes me cry a little. In the 11:00 class, we talked about section four of “I
Connection with Electronic Literature
Right now I’m in Electronic Literature with Dr. Whalen. We just read the book The Policeman’s Beard is Half-Constructed: Computer Prose and Poetry. This book contains pieces written by a computer program. In the first part of the book, several
Hollis’ CS for February 16th
One of my personal favorite aspects of quality poetry is the idea that form matches content. To clarify, this entails that the poem’s structure on the page, the poem’s rhythm and grammar, even how the poem is punctuated, matches the
Lydia’s CS for February 16
Killingsworth’s essay begins by elaborating on the sexual implications of Whitman’s work. Following that, there is a discussion of the lack of language around homosexuality, as well as the lack of a “sociopolitical category of consciousness, no gay ‘lifestyle’” (122).
Katia’s CS for February 16
At the start of “Whitman and the Gay American Ethos”, Killingsworth mentions Whitman’s movement “away from claims of full disclosure (‘to go undisguised and naked’) toward a complex interplay of revealing and concealing a ‘secret’ at the center of identity”
Calamus + Related Joke
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
Calamus
And here what I now draw from the water, wading in the pond-side,(O here I last saw him that tenderly loves me, and returns again never to separate from me,And this, O this shall henceforth be the token of comrades,
Some lovely Walt Whitman memes
Here are some Walt Whitman memes I created using: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator Enjoy!! Also:
Whitman & Wandering Wombs (Feb 18th Work)
While penis envy and hysteria of the walking womb are laughable Freudian claims now, they were cutting edge during his time. Ironically, one of the more revolutionary aspects of his research was on just this; the idea of women’s sexuality.