Similar to an earlier article on Emily Dickinson, in this post I present several films and documentaries that will help you get acquainted with "the good grey poet" and his works.
Films and documentaries on Walt Whitman
‘A Noiseless Patient Spider’ by Walt Whitman
In this post weโll read a wonderful short poem by Walt Whitman. Titled after its first line โA Noiseless Patient Spiderโ, itโs a two-stanza, free verse poem, in which Whitman likens his own soul to the tiny creature. Just as the patient little spider cautiously weaves his web, so does the poetโs soul make connections …
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‘The First Dandelion’ by Walt Whitman
Whitmanโs poem featured in this post is a very short one, originally published in the Herald newspaper on 12th March 1888.
‘A Glimpse’ by Walt Whitman
This poem is rather short, but powerfully evocative in its simplicity. 'A Glimpse' paints the scene of a bar on a cold winter night, crowded with noisy, crude men sitting around a wood burner.
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