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Schlagwort: Walt Whitman
Palin Poet
In 2011, Michael Solomon released a Kindle single entitled “I Hope Like Heck: The Selected Poems of Sarah Palin.” The book consisted of Palin speeches reprinted word for word but broken into poetic lines. Solomon isn’t the only one who has noticed that Palin’s… Continue Reading „Palin Poet“
Allen Ginsberg, Prophet
Allen Ginsberg gehört in eine lange prophetische Tradition in der amerikanischen Literatur, an deren Anfang Walt Whitman stand. Ginsbergs Verse beeinflussten die Poeten des Rock, wurden selbst zu Rock und griffen in gesellschaftliche Verhältnisse ein. Mit der Gruppe The Fugs demonstrierte er gegen den… Continue Reading „Allen Ginsberg, Prophet“
My father
My father, Ai Qing, was an early influence of mine. He was a true poet, viewing all subjects through an innocent and honest lens. For this, he suffered greatly. Exiled to the remote desert region of Xinjiang, he was forbidden to write. During the… Continue Reading „My father“
Wilde & Whitman
„I come as a poet to call upon a poet,” Wilde said, when Whitman opened his door. Whitman, who adored being adored as few others ever have, was delighted to hear this. He went to the cupboard and removed a bottle of his sister-in-law… Continue Reading „Wilde & Whitman“
Nasty, brash and haughty
IN OCTOBER 1865, a 22-year-old wordsmith living on Ashburton Place, behind the Massachusetts State House, filed what has to be one of the nastiest book reviews ever published. The volume before him was “an insult to art,” a brash and haughty Henry James told readers… Continue Reading „Nasty, brash and haughty“
For the First Time in 150 Years: Walt Whitman’s Civil War ‘Drum-Taps’
“I intend to move heaven & earth to publish my ‘Drum-Taps’ as soon as I am able to go around,” Walt Whitman told his friend William O’Connor in 1864, after a mysterious illness, likely contracted from the hospital where he nursed soldiers, claimed his… Continue Reading „For the First Time in 150 Years: Walt Whitman’s Civil War ‘Drum-Taps’“
Kurzer Bericht
Kurzer Bericht zur Präsentation der Preisträger des Literarischen März 2015 im Lyrik Kabinett am 26. März Von Kristian Kühn http://signaturen-magazin.de/die-preistraeger-des-literaris… Auszüge: 1 Als erste las Özlem Özgül Dündar, Mitgewinnerin des Wolfgang-Weyrauch-Förderpreises 2015: „Wenn der Verstand das Gespräch verlässt“ – und zwar in München – darauf… Continue Reading „Kurzer Bericht“
80. Handschriften
Bei Buzzfeed kann man Autorenhandschriften vergleichen, darunter auch Emily Dickinsons und Walt Whitmans
31. Whitman poem discovered
An associate professor of art history at University of Nebraska-Lincoln has discovered a new poem by Walt Whitman. Wendy Katz was working as a Smithsonian senior fellow in Washington, D.C., researching art criticism in the penny newspapers, when she found a poem in the… Continue Reading „31. Whitman poem discovered“
62. Rekordpreis
A first edition of „Leaves of Grass,“ printed for the author, sold for $305,000.That was more than twice Christie’s estimate of $100,000 to $150,000, and it marked a world auction record for Whitman. The previous record for a Walt Whitman book was $230,500, also… Continue Reading „62. Rekordpreis“
6. Rediscover Cummings?
But it’s astonishing how far Cummings’s literary star has fallen. When he died in 1962, the only poet more widely read in the United States was Robert Frost. The man whom Ezra Pound called “Whitman’s one living descendant” is rarely read today nor taught… Continue Reading „6. Rediscover Cummings?“
2. Neu
bei Lyrikwiki u.a. Artikel über César Vallejo, Hafis, Kuno Raeber, Marion Poschmann, Paul Günter Krohn, Salomon Geßner, Uwe Kolbe, Walt Whitman
92. Hilfe
Könnte mir jemand den sinn von diesem Gedicht erklären im Buch “ Der Club der toten Dichter“ Hallo ich wollte fragen ob mir jemand sagen könnte was damit gemeint ist im Buch „der Club der toten dichter“. Da gibt es so ein gedicht das… Continue Reading „92. Hilfe“
104. Found Poetry
Begin by identifying and listing the attributes of a poem. Introduce the idea of found poetry: using words and phrases from a prose text to create a poem. Distribute selected pages from Poet at Work: Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman… Continue Reading „104. Found Poetry“
75. Die Brücke
1926 haben Freunde geholfen, seinen ersten Gedichtband „White Building“ herauszubringen. Er kann auf lobende, kompetente Worte von Allen Tate und Waldo Frank verweisen: Seit Whitman ist kein so originelles, so tiefgründiges und – vor allem – kein so wichtiges poetisches Versprechen auf der amerikanischen… Continue Reading „75. Die Brücke“
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