That’s right, Walt Whitman. He may not be as well-known for his love poems as others, and his critics might say he was too busy loving himself, but to that I counter that he loved himself no less than others, and no more. I just started going back to studying the “Calamus” section of Leaves…
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Daddy Walt, or Uncle Walt? Happy Birthday to My Namesake
I have often been asked if my father’s name was Walt, or if I was a fan of Walt Whitman. Some people who are a little less poetry versed have even asked if my pseudonym was a reference to Walt Disney–God forbid! My father’s name was Raymond, actually, and I often refer to Walt Whitman as “Uncle…
WWUW Read Out Loud
As part of my lovely rainy Monday off, I hung curtains, cleaned house, read fiction, poetry, and blogs, paid bills, got my hair cut, and read this out loud at the request of Jennifer Bullis. Video footage borrowed from Day 30 of my recent project. Text found on yesterday’s post.
Wrestling with Uncle Walt
Whew, what a month April was. It was National Poetry Month here in the kingdom of the US of A, and I managed to meet my own challenge of recording and uploading one poetry video every day of the month. My followers have increased by more than ten fold and I am so honored and…
Day 30 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: DJB Reads from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
I love my new mouse! He’s so tiny and quick. But I don’t think that was the entire problem. I still had Windows Movie Maker shut down on me during production tonight. Luckily I had a whole heck of a lot more work saved this time. And while I would love to upgrade to a…
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