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280: Song of Ourselves? Walt Whitman and the American Imagination
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
May 31st marks Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday. In honor of the man known as America’s “bard of democracy,” we explore diverse aspects of Whitman’s life and legacy - from sexuality to spirituality, poetics to place.
Image: Walt Whitman by George C. Cox, 1887. Source: Library of Congress
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Image: Walt Whitman by George C. Cox, 1887. Source: Library of Congress
BackStory is funded in part by our listeners. You can help keep the episodes coming by supporting the show: https://www.backstoryradio.org/support
Released:
May 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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