“On the bicentennial of Whitman’s birth and the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, over 80 poets pay homage to not only Walt Whitman, but also to queer poets and queer poetry and the vast and various events, revolutions public and private, that have shaken our world since 1819.” I am proud and grateful that editor Raymond…
Tag: Walt Whitman
William Stafford Weekend, Part 2
It was in September of 1987 that William Stafford’s little book, An Oregon Message was first published. So with the authority not even vested in me, I have proclaimed this William Stafford Weekend, and it shall be evermore known as thus. Well, if you promise not to forget. Check out Saturday’s post to follow all…
Two Love Poems from Uncle Walt
Last night (read that as early this morning) I shared with you a reading of E. E. Cummings’ poem “Love Is Thicker Than Forget,” and I promised you some Valentine poems from Walt Whitman . Well, I might be bending the rules just a bit here, but you should be used to that by now….
The Poetry “Debate” as an Illustration of Internet Discourse Failure
I want to thank you my readers for being such amazingly polite and kind participants in the public discussions we have here from time to time on The Dad Poet. It’s not that you don’t have strong opinions. You do, and obviously so do I, but I am consistently impressed by your ability to respect…
