Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Walt Whitman, this is your daily dose of culture from America's historic past.

Here is the last version Whitman wrote of Leaves of Grass for the poem One's Self I sing. Enjoy, its a good read.
ONE'S-SELF I sing, a simple separate person,
Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse.

Of physiology from top to toe I sing,
Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I
say the Form complete is worthier far,
The Female equally with the Male I sing.

Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power,
Cheerful, for freest action form'd under the laws divine,
The Modern Man I sing.

Some people are not down with WW, but I love the mans writing. Good shit. Check out the link to the left for a COMPLETE listing of all his works.

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