Author Archives: Edward Burroughs

Whitman and Lorca Paper Proposal

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

I know this is pretty specific but I feel that I can write the full paper on just relating Federico Garcia Lorca to Whitman. I plan to broadly focus on the poetic relationship with nature that both these figures profoundly … Continue reading →

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This Connection

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

 There are many lines which can be drawn from Julia Spahr and traced back to Whitman. Spahr’s books focuses on a similar Universal connection which drives much of Whitman’s work, but explores this connection in a contemporary post-2000 American … Continue reading →

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What is so Amazing

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

We looked at the following poem in my process class a few weeks ago, and re-reading it I couldn’t help but see a lot of Whitman in it. What Is So Amazing is not so much what is beneath the … Continue reading →

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To The Film Industry In Crisis

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

Frank O’Hara’s poem “To the Film Industry in Crisis,” appears as a poem glorifying the film industry as a great new form of art in the modern world. The majority of the poem is spent describing various old movie stars … Continue reading →

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Lorca and Whitman

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

I wanted to point out some Whitman traits in another amazing Lorca poem called “New York.” It’s a little long to write out completely but I will try and show the most relevant excerpts. Quite obviously the Spanish poet is … Continue reading →

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William Blake and Whitman

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

I know this class is focused on Whitman’s legacy on contemporary poetry, but I think it’s interesting to look into pre-Whitman poetry too, especially with the level of innovation he is generally credited with. He is regarded as so vital … Continue reading →

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Whitman and Williams

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

Though the poetry of William Carlos Williams is a pretty drastic change stylistically from Whitman, I think there are a lot of similarities present in their works. They both seem very interested in the every-day workingman, possibly because he lives … Continue reading →

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Facing Death

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

One trait that is arguably unique about humans is their supposed identity as the being who is conscious of his own death. That is, death is something a human being struggles with in their head through their whole life. This … Continue reading →

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Whitman: Reconciling Hope

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

Since my first reading of Whitman about a year ago, I have mostly thought of him in terms of my own relationship to how I feel about humanity, as well as America specifically. At times, he has lifted me up, … Continue reading →

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