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surya surya
(5/5/2009 11:17:00 PM) |
sir
no doubt what is heard or taught in the childhood will remain with him all the time.if it is about GOd his matured mind has to pick it up later. let us not enforce
sury surya
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William Stoneberger
(5/5/2009 8:05:00 PM) |
must disagree with you Mr. Straw...Whitman is my favorite American poet...and much of what came after in literature and poetry would have never happened without him...Leaves Of Grass is a must read for any aspiring poet...peace & poetics
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JOE POEWHIT
(5/5/2009 10:22:00 AM) |
'Being or influence', seems to be the keywords in this short verse. Whitman seen the preacher speaking about the evil forces of his time. I would imagine the social evils and the lusts of the time. Though, in that era people were more, local, farmers and workers, with the family and church as the focal point of life.. There was really little outside influence, except for the traveler. The big city, would come into mind, as a place of varied influences.
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Kevin Straw
(5/5/2009 6:18:00 AM) |
i wish i wish i had a hit man
to whack this poet walter whitman
and make him write in rhyme and time
- for this long loose leggy lolloping line
i find a literary crime!
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Michael Pruchnicki
(5/5/2008 9:09:00 AM) |
Of course, everyone who posts a ditty on this site fires on all cylinders
each and every time out!
The speaker comments on an asinine remark a preacher makes in
church, and instantly recognizes it as such. Would some politicians
have reacted today, even with the wisdom acquired with age? Read
the latest news on the presidential race in the US! Whitman's 'little
boy' can tell a con job when he hears one, even children can resist
the wool being pulled over their eyes by a master of foolish rhetoric!
The preacher has in effect negated his belief in a supreme being, as
even one of tender years perceives. 'A Child's Amaze' requires careful
reading to understand Whitman's point, don't you think? The poem itself
is a succinct argument for writing concise poetry!
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