KamaAina
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Fri May-16-08 09:17 PM
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Walt Whitman Appreciation Thread |
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how often does a guy get a chance to do a copycat that is bound to dwarf the original? http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7742582&mesg_id=7742582"O captain! My captain!..." "...barbaric yawps resounding over the roofs of the world..." "Once Paumanok..." There! That oughta do it!
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Fri May-16-08 10:40 PM
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copycat or not, let's hear it for the poet!
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Fri May-16-08 10:52 PM
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2. Hey, I love that poet--and I'm the butt of the copycat! n/t |
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Fri May-16-08 10:56 PM
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3. I keep "Leaves of Grass" by my bed... |
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...love to read a poem or two before I go to sleep.
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Fri May-16-08 11:03 PM
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4. It is an amazing work to behold. |
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“a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars”
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