— Anonymous In my catholic high school, my English teacher praised Walt Whitman yet never once mentioned anything regarding his sexuality. I was surprised to find out how openly gay he was, and how I had never known. Finding out Whitman’s sexuality only enhanced his poetry to me and added a more personal level. Looking […]
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While reading “When I Heard at the Close of the Day” by Walt Whitman…
—Anonymous While reading “When I Heard at the Close of the Day” by Walt Whitman, there were a couple of things that connected to me. First of all, Whitman goes to mention that despite being in the presence of other significant figures and receiving attention and praises, he doesn’t find himself in absolute happiness. This […]
Love? Or Death? …
— Anonymous Love? Or Death? When I read the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson for the first time, I could not understand the text at all. The way she wrote the poem and describe the character are all different from other poems that I have read so far. She […]