Archive for January, 2010
Choreographer Judith Wombwell has a new production, currently playing in Boston, entitled Grass, inspired by Whitman’s beloved passage “What is the grass?”
In spring 2010 the National Humanities Center will host two interactive, online seminars featuring American Experience episodes, Walt Whitman’s Civil War Poetry and Hamilton’s America – Jefferson’s America. In Walt Whitman’s Civil War Poetry, Franny Nudleman, an English professor at Carleton University, will lead an exploration of how Whitman, an antislavery Democrat, incorporated incorporated “the real war” in his poems. Hamilton’s America – Jefferson’s America, led by Peter Onuf, a history professor at the University of Virginia, will examine the distinct visions Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had for the new nation they were founding.
“Launch forth filaments” of your Self into the World Walt Web with the Firefox “Leaves of Grass” persona.
Fellow Whitmaniac Anne Marie MacPherson points that out that Gino Vannelli–yes, that Gino Vannelli–cut a New-York-jazzy ode entitled “Walter Whitman Where Are You.” It’s on his 1995 CD, Yonder Tree.
It’s official: Drew Kampion and Kim Hoelting are fans of Walt Whitman.
Hey guys, The Boss says to give you a shout out. Now get some sleep, will yah?
Patricia Duff. “All night long with Walt Whitman and his largesse.” South Whidbey Record. Dec 31 2009, 10:56 AM (Updated).