Author Archives: Kit Fox

So the whole Bukowski plan of action fell through, new topic!!! In my paper I will be discussing the connection the importance of the body in the works of Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg. I want to depict the important … Continue reading →

I am having real trouble narrowing down what I want my topic to be (there are so many things. Whitman is so big!). I can’t figure out if I should focus on a certain poet, or if I should concentrate on a specific topic … Continue reading →

On the harbor side railing of the World Financial Center Plaza in Lower Manhattan, two of our favorite poets share a view of the Hudson River together. The plaza, designed by artists Siah Armajani and Scott Burton contains two inscriptions … Continue reading →

During our discussion on Tuesday we compared the liliac’s from Whitman’s When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d to Ginsberg’s sunflower from Sunflower Sutra. The lilacs while in the poem are a portrayal for his mourning and the loss he … Continue reading →

It as been mentioned in class of Whitman’s obsession with the body and physical health–something he later used in his poetry to represent the over all unrest and disruption of the nation. In I Sing the Body Electric specifically he dives into the … Continue reading →