Author Archives: Maria Martin

A strange thing

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Maria Martin

This is just a strange thing that happened to me the other day that I thought might have to do with Whitman. It was John Berryman’s birthday and I was looking for this one particular Dream Song that I did … Continue reading →

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Carl Solomon, who threw potato salad at CCNY lecturers on Dadaism and subsequently presented themselves on the granite steps of the madhouse with shaven heads and harlequin speech of suicide, demanding instantaneous lobotomy.”

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Maria Martin

I missed “Howl” day. Did anyone wonder who Carl Solomon was? I am not sure who he is. All that I know is that I read a book of small writings he did about his life a few years ago … Continue reading →

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Whitman under the footsteps of Charles Simic

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Maria Martin

Today I was talking with Carol Ann Davis and Dana Thieringer about poetry and specifically a poem by Charles Simic “A Letter.” Professor poem brought up another poem by Simic, “The Prodegy,” and then told us her theory that the … Continue reading →

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Walt Whitman: Letting the child’s voice be heard.

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Maria Martin

When we talked about “Beat! Beat! Drums!” in class I was surprised that the idea of war as a form of “moral purging” came into play. From my understanding of Walt Whitman’s experience with the Civil War it seems more … Continue reading →

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More on Whitman and Ginsberg

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Maria Martin

I wanted to comment on Catherine O’Hare’s post but I wanted to add some audio as well. Of course Allen Ginsberg felt a connection to the homosexual Whitman, but I think that there are other parts of Whitman as well … Continue reading →

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