Tag Archives: Walt Whitman

2017: Walt Whitman’s House

Posted on October 30, 2018 by corvusfugit

Marsden Hartley: Walt Whitman’s House, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey (c. 1905) From 2017 Google Streetview: Whitman’s house today—now 328 Dr Martin Luther King Blvd—and the view from its windows, Camden County Jail: We two, how long we were … Continue reading →

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1901: Don’t Know What I Want but I Know How to Get It

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

The American writer Elbert Hubbard was best know for an essay entitled “A Message to Garcia,” which recounts the daring exploits of an American soldier as he carries a message from President William McKinley to General Calixto García just before … Continue reading →

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1855: Your Very Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem

Posted on August 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

          This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor … Continue reading →

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