Tag Archives: War

Juliana Spahr and The Act of Being Complicit

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Cali

Upon cracking open “this connection of everyone with lungs” I had never experienced Juliana Spahr before. Spahr’s poetry began on page 3 and immediately I was intrigued. By page 5 I was wondering where Spahr was going with all of … Continue reading →

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Whitman, Tate, and the Proximity of War

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jared S.

Consider this poem by James Tate, from his book The Ghost Soldiers, titled “The War Next Door”: I thought I saw some victims of the last war bandaged and limping through the forest beside my house. I thought I recognized some of … 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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Whitman’s Reconciliation

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Charles Carmody

I really enjoyed the poems we read from Drum Taps for today and found that I favored these poems over Whitman’s Inscriptions and Song of Myself.  I certainly enjoyed both of these works, but I feel that the poems in … Continue reading →

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Whitman’s Version of the Artilleryman’s Vision

Posted on September 7, 2010 by James Hess

It was mentioned today in class by someone how much they appreciated Whitman’s composition of “The Artilleryman’s Vision” and its notable lack of violence or graphic detail. I applaud Whitman for this poem as well, though I wonder if it … Continue reading →

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