Tag Archives: Contemporary Poetry

The Humble Poet

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jen Green

While studying contemporary poetry, I’ve come to notice that Whitman is one of the most read and well received “classical” poets in today’s society of poets. It isn’t surprising that the modern day poet is naturally attracted to his transcendent … Continue reading →

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Whitman and PTSD

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jenny C

After our discussion in class yesterday, I began thinking about Whitman and his connection to post-traumatic stress disorder. “The Artilleryman’s Vision” is ahead of its time in so many ways. Whitman appreciates the social impact of war and he identifies … Continue reading →

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“To find me now will cost you everything.”

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Marco Frey

Channeling Anarchy through Whitman Specimen 1: The Ghost of Whitman In his 1980s poem, “Whitman“, Larry Levis sings the displaced Whitman. By the 80’s The State had taken Whitman and made him “required reading in high schools” only for inhibited … Continue reading →

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The Empire of Sadness

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Prof VZ

I received word recently that Annah Browning (CofC ’08) published her first poem in The Kenyon Review Online.  It’s a lovely, elegiac, subtly Whitmanian poem. This poem pairs perfectly with Whitman’s pre-war poems of crisis, even as it captures the … Continue reading →

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Appalachia

Posted on September 1, 2010 by James Hess

Like many other students, I imagine, this is my first foray into Whitman with any real depth. Though I was uneasy when I first picked up Song of Myself, I can’t help but be delighted with what I’ve learned so … Continue reading →

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