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Walter "Walt" Whitman (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.
Born in Huntington on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government clerk, and—in addition to publishing his poetry—was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War. Early in his career, he also produced a temperance novel, Franklin Evans (1842). Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass, was first published in 1855 with his own money. The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic. He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892. After a stroke towards the end of his life, he moved to Camden, New Jersey, where his health further declined. When he died at age 72, his funeral became a public spectacle.
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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades—the first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems.
The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected and each represents Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalist movement, itself an offshoot of Romanticism, Whitman's poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. However, much like Emerson, Whitman does not diminish the role of the mind or the spirit; rather, he elevates the human form and the human mind, deeming both worthy of poetic praise.
Body Electric may refer to these artworks, all named after "I Sing the Body Electric", an 1855 poem from Leaves of Grass by the American poet Walt Whitman:
The Body may refer to:
Actors: David DeCoteau (director), Harry Manfredini (composer), David DeCoteau (producer), Darcy DeMoss (actress), Alexia Quinn (actress), Justin Johnson (actor), Judy Drago (editor), Conner Sorensen (actor), Kirk Krause (actor), Harvey Shaiman (writer), Chase Clarke (actor), Torran Kitts (actor), Kyle Dondlinger (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Scott Sullivan (editor), Scott Sullivan (writer), Scott Sullivan (director), Derek Wibben (composer), Matt D. Reyes (composer), Nathan Giese (actor), Erin Mitchell (actress), Ryan Physioc (actress), Morgan Wenrich (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Marylouise Burke (actress), Matt Walton (actor), David Drake (actor), Brent Lambert (actor), John Magaro (actor), Roland Tec (writer), Roland Tec (composer), Roland Tec (actor), Roland Tec (producer), Roland Tec (director), Alvin Epstein (actor), Ian Blackman (actor), Charles Parnell (actor), Polly Adams (actress), Carl Palmer (actor),
Plot: We Pedal Uphill paints an uncompromising portrait of a country at odds with itself-America, post-9/11. In his tapestry of today's human landscape, Writer/Director Roland Tec focuses his unique lens on an assortment of lives altered forever by recent events. The cast of characters brought to life in this film is as varied as the geography they inhabit, displaying their power to amuse, delight, disgust and haunt as we question the very meaning of being an American.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History,Actors: Gary Anthony Williams (actor), Daheli Hall (writer), Daheli Hall (actress), Daheli Hall (producer), Daheli Hall (director), Danny Seckel (actor), Raúl Gómez (actor), Kwame Jackson (composer), Tendo Nagenda (producer), P.J. Bagley (editor), Rebecca Spivack (miscellaneous crew), Anton Haugabook (composer), Edline Hall (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Dick Smothers (actor), John Schneider (actor), John Candy (actor), Harvey Atkin (actor), Peter Boyle (actor), Matt Frewer (actor), Tim Matheson (actor), Brian George (actor), Art Hindle (actor), Jean Pierre Bergeron (actor), Jamie Farr (actor), Don Lake (actor), Eugene Levy (actor), Joe Flaherty (actor), Tom Smothers (actor),
Plot: An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.
Keywords: arab-stereotype, automobile, babe-scientist, beach, cannonball-run, car-chase, chase, cross-country, driver, driving-lessonActors: Richard Bellis (composer), Kelly Nichols (actress), William Kerwin (actor), Vince Edwards (actor), Paul L. Smith (actor), Louis Guss (actor), Dominic Barto (actor), Phil Foster (actor), Darwyn Swalve (actor), Darrell Zwerling (actor), June Wilkinson (actress), Denise Kerwin (actress), Maggie Egan (actress), Robert Burge (producer), Skeeter Vaughan (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama,Actors: Debbie Coe (miscellaneous crew), David Strathairn (actor), Norman Jewison (producer), Lindsay Crouse (actress), James Tolkan (actor), Christine Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Philip Akin (actor), Stephen E. Miller (actor), Danny Glover (actor), Stephen Nemeth (actor), Timothy Hutton (actor), Josef Sommer (actor), Fred Schepisi (director), Robin Mounsey (miscellaneous crew), Bruce Smeaton (composer),
Plot: An anthropologist who is part of an arctic exploration team discovers the body of a prehistoric man who is still alive. He must then decide what to do with the prehistoric man and he finds himself defending the creature from those that want to dissect it in the name of science.
Keywords: anthropology, arctic, body-frozen-under-ice, caveman, expedition, frozen, frozen-alive, frozen-body, frozen-in-ice, frozen-personActors: Penny Daniels (miscellaneous crew), Anne V. Coates (editor), Clive Morton (actor), Jack Watling (actor), Charles Grodin (writer), Candice Bergen (actress), Elliott Kastner (producer), Peter Vaughan (actor), Charles Grodin (actor), Cyril Shaps (actor), Trevor Howard (actor), James Mason (actor), John Gielgud (actor), Jack Watson (actor), Jimmy Gardner (actor),
Plot: A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.
Keywords: based-on-novel, caper, caper-comedy, character-name-in-title, diamond-theft, heist, heist-movie, jewel-heist, jewel-theft, jewelry-heistActors: Hermione Baddeley (actress), Mai Zetterling (actress), Harry Secombe (actor), George Rose (actor), Marianne Stone (actress), Richard Attenborough (actor), Megs Jenkins (actress), Glyn Houston (actor), Peter Illing (actor), Patrick Allen (actor), Paul Carpenter (actor), Cec Linder (actor), Stanley Baker (actor), Cy Endfield (director), Cy Endfield (writer),
Plot: Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, threatening to blow up himself and everyone on board as an act of vengeance. What follows is an Airport-type movie with all the passengers having their own little subplots and fears.
Keywords: airplane, bomb, grief, loss-of-child, revengeActors: Irving Thalberg (producer), Gilbert Emery (actor), Basil Wrangell (editor), Rod La Rocque (actor), Dickie Moore (actor), Wilfred Noy (actor), William H. O'Brien (actor), Marie Dressler (actress), Sally Eilers (actress), Robert Z. Leonard (director), Mary Gordon (actress), Adrian (costume designer), Hedda Hopper (actress), Frances Marion (writer), Norma Shearer (actress),
Plot: Dowdy housewife Kitty dotes on her self-centered husband but divorces him when his mistress shows up at their home one day to break up their marriage. Bob had become bored with her lackluster appearance, their children and himself. Kitty re-invents herself and becomes a Continental favorite, dressing like a fashion model and behaving gaily. Three years after their divorce, Bob is at the home of a wealthy matron romancing her soon-to-be-married granddaughter, when the matron invites Kitty to a weekend party to steal Bob away from the granddaughter. When Kitty and Bob see each other, neither lets on they have a past, and the party continues as Bob pursues his ex-wife and new conquest equally.
Keywords: based-on-play, divorce, flirtation, grandmother, infidelity, marriage, snobbery, socialiteLeaves of Grass - Book 1 - Poems of Walt Whitman - FULL Audio Book - Poetry American poet Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," is a massive collection of poems comprised of a stunning 35 books and is notable for its praise of the senses, during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Prior to the writing of Leaves of Grass, most English language poetry relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on religious and spiritual topics. Leaves of Grass is a stark contrast, as it glorifies the body and material world above all else. - SUBSCRIBE to Greatest Audio Books: http://www.youtube.com/GreatestAudioBooks - READ along by clicking (CC) for Transcript Captions! - LISTEN to the entirety of Book 1 for free! This is a recording of Book 1 of 35 Book 1 -- 00:00:00 - 00:29:58 R...
Watch a short video biography about Walt Whitman's life and work, including his career as a journalist, his life during the Civil War, his controversial poetry collection "Leaves of Grass," his sexuality, and his death. Watch Bio's Writers play list: http://bit.ly/1hExksc Read more about Walt Whitman http://bit.ly/Pvcmux Watch more Famous Author Biography Videos http://bit.ly/S9Nd6t Walt Whitman is best known for his realist poetry and political works during the Civil War. His most famous collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass," caused a stir upon its release for its frank sexual themes.
When he was 12, Charles J. Whitman became the youngest eagle scout in America... when he was 13 he was an accomplished pianist... when he was 16, he was considered the 'finest shot' in Austin, Texas... upon high-school graduation, Whitman enlisted and was accepted into the United States Marin Corps... when he was 25, after brutally stabbing to death his mother and wife, with rifle and ammunition in tow, Charles J. Whitman traveled to the top of the University of Texas Tower and proceeded to shoot dead 13 people and wounding 32 others in what at the time was the worst mass murder in American history... For more 'mass murder' documentaries, visit: http://www.darkdocumentaries.com
Fragmento de "el Canto de mi mismo" del libro Hojas de hierba de Whitman. Recomiendo a los suscriptores de mi canal o cualquiera que lleguen por el azar a el o a este poema, que lean o escuchen texto a un escritor (Alejandro Carrique, o su seudónimo: Enferma es la palabra) que descubrí gracias a transitar youtube y/o google: útil y controvertida internet. Fue un placer haberme encontrado con este escritor tan completo y sublime.
A professora Maria Clara Bonetti Paro, do programa de pós-graduação em estudos literários da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras da Unesp de Araraquara conversa com Ederson Granetto sobre o livro Folhas de Relva, do escritor norte-americano Walt Whitman. O livro de poemas, publicado em 1855, escrito em versos livres é tido como a declaração de independência da poesia dos Estados Unidos, pois prega a liberdade individual e coletiva, a grandeza da América democrática e antecipa as preocupações estéticas dos modernistas e de vários grupos de escritores europeus. Playlist - Literatura Fundamental - https://goo.gl/GmwRDk *Assista a UNIVESP TV ao vivo, e veja nossa programação completa em http://univesptv.cmais.com.br *De segunda a sexta às 09h e 21h, o programa Estúdio Univesp traz entrevistas, d...
This excerpt contains the famous stanza "I think I could turn and live with animals". You can read Leaves of Grass here: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/leavesofgrass/book/index.html This excerpt starts on page 16. Oscar Wilde was proud of the fact that he'd kissed Walt Whitman on his visit ot America. It wouldn't be on my list of things-to-do-in-America, but they didn't have Disney World back then.
According to Walt Whitman, this is about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It is hard to see anything particularly relevant to that occasion but the American people accepted this poem as a suitable tribute and it became very popular. I suspect it owes a lot to Moby Dick - Melville was the same age as Whitman. Afternote - "relevant" means having some real connection with the matter being discussed. There may be a metaphorical connection but if Walt hadn't said that this was about Lincoln's assassination then nobody would have guessed. The meaning of "relevant" is a trivial issue. I suggest you don't knock yourself out trying to make any points about it having some direct relevance. Here's Vincent Price reading it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbLvv6X6up8 PostScript, ...
Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call 1952 - A favorite of mine.....The movie Mars Attacks comes to mind...
Photography By: Robert Whitman Video by Oriel Pe'er
Blake Whitman is a gentleman first. He is also the former vice president of creative development at Vimeo, and currently continues his work there as an advisor. Since 2013 he advises on all things internet, creative development, video, content and much more as one of the most sought after freelance consultants. This is Blake. http://www.vimeo.com
An eight-part series (https://vimeo.com/channels/972301) on representations of perception and sensation made for http://fundamentalsofneuroscience.com. "The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one." Erwin Schrödinger. Words by Walt Whitman Animation by Sophie Koko Gate http://sophiekokogate.com 3D Floater Animation by Tomas Kemp Narration by Peter Blegvad Sound + Music by Oswald Skillbard http://skillbard.com Produced by Nadja Oertelt http://www.nadjaoertelt.com
Keith Fullerton Whitman Sonic Circuits | 09.22.2010 Silver Spring, MD
Vimeo has become the go-to place to see creative videos on the web. Underneath this sea of content - which ranges from the hilarious to the utterly inane - is an exciting new generation of digital filmmakers that are helping to transform the industry. ‘It’s become an entire social platform for sharing knowledge and ideas through video,’ says Blake Whitman, the Vice President for Creative Development at the video-sharing network. ‘It’s really taken on a life of its own.’ Read the whole Profile here - http://prote.in/profiles/blake-whitman-vimeo The Village by Pedro Sousa | visuals http://vimeo.com/25945509 LA Light by Colin Rich http://vimeo.com/27235856 Wefi Surfboards by Mark Wyatt http://www.vimeo.com/27702618 Open.your.eyes by Camille Marotte http://www.vimeo.com/25997002 The We...
Illustrator Allen Crawford has turned Whitman’s poem "Song of Myself" into a sprawling, 256-page work of art. The densely-handwritten text and illustrations intermingle in a way that’s both surprising and wholly in tune with the spirit of the poem—exuberant, rough, and wild. "Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself" is a sensational reading experience, an artifact in its own right, and a masterful tribute to the Good Gray Poet. Publisher: www.tinhouse.com To order: http://www.amazon.com/Whitman-Illuminated-Song-Myself-Walt/dp/1935639781 http://www.allencrawford.net/ video filmed and directed by David Scott Kessler www.davidscottkessler.com www.studioscopic.com score by Ben Warfield get the song here: https://soundcloud.com/benwarfield/i-contain-multitudes http://datagarden.org/7552/ben-w...
part of the NAKED LITERATURE project on nothingsacred.com "I Sing the Body Electric" , Walt Whitman , LEAVES OF GRASS. 5 This is the female form; A divine nimbus exhales from it from head to foot; It attracts with fierce undeniable attraction! I am drawn by its breath as if I were no more than a helpless vapor—all falls aside but myself and it; Books, art, religion, time, the visible and solid earth, the atmosphere and the clouds, and what was expected of heaven or fear’d of hell, are now consumed; Mad filaments, ungovernable shoots play out of it—the response likewise ungovernable; Hair, bosom, hips, bend of legs, negligent falling hands, all diffused—mine too diffused; Ebb stung by the flow, and flow stung by the ebb—love-flesh swelling and deliciously aching; Limitless limpid j...
a part of the NAKED LITERATURE project on nothingsacred.com "I Sing the Body Electric" , Walt Whitman , LEAVES OF GRASS. 8 A woman’s Body at auction! She too is not only herself—she is the teeming mother of mothers; She is the bearer of them that shall grow and be mates to the mothers. Have you ever loved the Body of a woman? Have you ever loved the Body of a man? Your father—where is your father? Your mother—is she living? have you been much with her? and has she been much with you? —Do you not see that these are exactly the same to all, in all nations and times, all over the earth? If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred, And the glory and sweet of a man, is the token of manhood untainted; And in man or woman, a clean, strong, firm-fibred body, is beautiful as the mo...
a part of the NAKED LITERATURE project from nothinsgacred.com Walt Whitman: "I Sing The Body Electric" 3 I know a man, a common farmer—the father of five sons; And in them were the fathers of sons—and in them were the fathers of sons. This man was of wonderful vigor, calmness, beauty of person; The shape of his head, the pale yellow and white of his hair and beard, and the immeasurable meaning of his black eyes—the richness and breadth of his manners, These I used to go and visit him to see—he was wise also; He was six feet tall, he was over eighty years old—his sons were massive, clean, bearded, tan-faced, handsome; They and his daughters loved him—all who saw him loved him; They did not love him by allowance—they loved him with personal love; He drank water only—the blood show’d...
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/2M5O3_FYB4A Ginsberg reads a poem from *Leaves of Grass* and another titled "As I Sit Writing Here." http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1860/poems/105 http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1891/poems/313 »»﴿───► See more on the Authors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIZqvqbtz9I30kDK7RrKXxtLK9WxA33-T
Hip hop artist Nas and English professor Elisa New study Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” as part of New’s course “Poetry in America for Teachers: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop.” Here, the pair discusses the line of the poem featuring the phrase “blab of the pave.”
Poets Allen Ginsberg, Sharon Olds, and Galway Kinnell discuss the impact of Walt Whitman on American literature and recite some of his poems. »»﴿───► See more on the Authors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIZqvqbtz9I30kDK7RrKXxtLK9WxA33-T
A look into the life and career of poet Walt Whitman. Interview with Ed Folsom, David Reynolds, and David Blake was recorded on Sunday, 3/26/17, via Skype, using Litecam. All copyrights for questions and answers belong to Dan Schneider, Cosmoetica, and the Interviewees. Further Information: http://whitmanarchive.org/ http://davidsreynolds.com/ http://english.tcnj.edu/faculty-staff/david-blake/ https://english.uiowa.edu/people/ed-folsom Interview subjects: 0:17 - Introduction 0:28 - Whitman: Man, Methods, Thema 1:16:25 - Civil War, Death, Legacy 2:12:06 - Closing Remarks
Meg Whitman knows when it comes leading companies there is no one-size-fits-all formula, but there are universal approaches like leading by example. She has held executive positions at a wide variety of companies including HP, eBay, Hasbro, FTD, Stride Rite, Walt Disney and Bain & Company. Recently, Whitman spoke to students at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business about her career and lessons learned. Whitman discusses the importance of shared values, how to foster innovation and her approach to mentoring others in this video interview.
Stage to Screen 'WALT WHITMAN NEVER PAID FOR IT' Interviews with director Anthony Marinelli and actress Amanda Greer. Official Selection for New Filmmakers Film Festival Official Selection for Williamsburg Independent Film Festival Official Selection for Big Apple Film Festival Official Selection for NYLA International Film Festival Official Selection for Richmond International Film Festival Screened at TriBeCa Cinema Screened at Anthology Archives
“I don’t know if you should call these videos poetry or not, but they’re what happens when a poet starts making YouTube videos.” Meet Steve Roggenbuck, a young poet who has been compared to Walt Whitman and who sees social media as poetry. “Save this stuff for your blog,” said Steve Roggenbuck’s graduate school professor when he used internet slang in a poem. Having a background as a musician and heavily invested in online media, Roggenbuck had been looking at blogs, YouTube and memes for inspiration. “A blog is potentially so much more powerful than all these literary journals you submit to – it just seemed really oblivious,” says the poet critically of traditional means of distribution. “It seemed clear that the establishment was so behind, that there was room to identify even harder as...
Well she`s always been a good good girl
But she`s always lived in her own world
Stealing makeup from her mommy`s purse
And her mother said it only got worse
Well she ran with kids much older
She did all the things they told her to do
Doin` crazy things because they were in
(chorus)
Now she's heading for the big crash
She`s running with the white trash
The girl is moving too fast
She`s heading for the big crash
The big crash, the big crash
Well I wish she`d listen to me
And I`d tell her `bout the things that she doesn`t see
Tell her now before it gets too late
That she`s heading for the big crash
(chorus)
She thinks that she`s all grown up now
She thinks that she`s cool enough now
When will she realize that they`re cutting her down to size
The big crash
The girls moving too fast-heading for the big crash
Goin` places where she shouldn`t have been
Doin` crazy things because they were in