This is my February 18th work. So when I was reading “Pent-Up Rivers,” one line in particular struck me: “From the master, the pilot I yield the vessel to, / The general commanding me, commanding all, from him permission taking”
What is it with Whitman and Mothers??
This is my Feb 18 work. After reading “I Sing the Body Electric” and “From Pent up Aching Rivers” I was just struck with how openly and deeply Whitman wanted to love. From the most casual of touches, to sex,
Whitman and His Detractors (Feb 18th work)
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
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.
