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Author Archives: Jared S.
Better Than The Movies: Whitman and O’Hara Both Wrote Poems, And Other Similarities
This is the first bit of my paper, as it stands. Much work is to be done, yet (including adding the citation for the Eberly article). But I thought it might be worthwhile to post these first few paragraphs. Five … Continue reading
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Tagged Final paper, Frank O'Hara, Walt Whitman
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Frank O’Hara: Prose About Poetry / Walt Whitman: Poetry In Prose
In preparation for this research paper situation, I’ve been (counterintuitively, perhaps) going through O’Hara’s and Whitman’s prose. It’s been (surprisingly, perhaps) fruitful, I think. Here’s some tidbits. 1. In a very short statement for The New American Poetry in 1959, O’Hara … Continue reading
Frank O’Hara and Intimacy: What Is Personism Again?
“Personism has nothing to do with philosophy, it’s all art. It does not have to do with personality or intimacy, far from it!” Frank O’Hara is the love of my life, and I know better than to take him at … Continue reading
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Tagged A Step Away From Them, Abstraction, Frank O'Hara, Intimacy, Personism
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Easy Poet Costume Ideas: start planning your Halloween today!
I always start planning my Halloween costume early. Sometimes, though, I have trouble coming up with an idea that really represents me and what I care about, while still being fun and hip. Luckily, Poets.org has a convenient list of … Continue reading
Slightly Horrifying Knowledge: How Sometimes Whitman Can Only Take Us So Far
My Life Among I’m beginning to dream again of my life among the ornamental, the vaguely functional, the doorstops and paperweights, my tenure in the legion of lawn gnomes, my brotherhood with novelty decanters, my solidarity with the generally useless, … Continue reading
Whitman the Person(al)ist: Looking at Leaves of Grass through O’Hara and Polanyi, Part 1
“But that’s not why you fell in love in the first place, just to hang on to life, so you have to take your chances and try to avoid being logical.” Frank O’Hara, Personism: A Manifesto We’ll get to O’Hara … Continue reading
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Tagged Frank O'Hara, Michael Polanyi, Personalism, Personism, Poetics, Walt Whitman
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Whitman and Nachos: A Skeptical Moment
This post is not about Mr. Nguyen’s biographical essay on Whitman. I just thought it was funny. Some parts have been obscured to protect the innocent. I don’t think it would be unfair to call Whitman an optimist. When I … Continue reading
