The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman

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Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. This is a collection of many poems, some lengthy. Some of the poetry is a little bit too sophisticated for my taste, so I only read bits of that at a time and contemplate them. There is a lengthy tribute to President Lincoln.

The poem "Oh Captain! My Captain" is in here, as is "The Wound Dresser". I downloaded this on Kindle for free. As such it is an unbeatable value. I like to read excerpts from this on certain days, such as July 4th Always good to read. It's not my favorite book of Whitman poems. There are others I like better, but an interesting read. Remembering poems once memorized!! O Capitan my capitan!!!!

The bells I hear, the voices clear, people are exhaulting, and yet?

Tobacco was one of the largest industries in the United States, and nearly everybody smoked. The cigar packaging employed a variety of enticing images, including famous people. At the time, Whitman was celebrated for his writing, his Lincoln lectures, and his Civil War volunteerism, so the cigar companies thought his image conveyed a patriotic, older, respectable writer who might sit down and smoke a cigar.

Ironically, he never smoked. But you can sell the public any idea you want. Flower shops, movie theaters, heating companies, and pharmacies adopted his name. The eight-story Hotel Walt Whitman , replete with guest rooms, a ballroom, and banquet halls, opened in Matchbooks, brochures, menus, receipts, and the like. Chili sauce was another food product you could buy labeled with the Walt Whitman Brand in the s. Centeno has about envelopes bearing Walt Whitman stamps that were mailed to U. As the 20th century progressed, other buildings, theaters, plazas, camps, parks, truck stops, corporate centers, schools, AIDS clinics, and think tanks claimed his name.

During the s, a nun named Sister Cortia Kent threw herself into civil rights and Vietnam War protests making pop-art posters and banners that referenced everything from the Bible to brand logos to the Beatles. In , Whitman promoted his woodsy image with a photo, left, featuring a fake butterfly.

In the s, Borders Bookstores tweaked the image, right, to promote their cafes. Outside of the practice of naming things after the poet, the title of his epic work, which conveniently also describes lovely natural greenery, has been appropriated for brands and locations.

Because of his Civil War poetry and Lincoln lectures, he gained an aura of respect, which I guess advertisers thought would resonate better with consumers. A younger, sexier Whitman might not be taken seriously enough. Is this Walt Whitman too green to be taken seriously? Marketers have rarely latched onto this engraving of the year-old writer of Leaves of Grass.

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Whitman's work has been celebrated in myriad ways, including musical theater. In the midth century, Container Corporation of America, maker of cardboard boxes, ran a series of ads called "Great Ideas of Western Man" featuring the work of a modern artist and a quote from a well-known thinker.

This ad pairs a Whitman verse with an image by Anton Refregier. Five years later, the country changed its name to Benin. LeMaster and Donald D. The detailed scholarship by Centeno is lucid and lively. A thoroughly entertaining and educational article—well written, well documented, and well illustrated. The author is to be commended on her clarity and detail and very fine writing.

Makes me want to learn more! Your email will not be published required. By Lisa Hix — May 3rd, Share. A glass bottle commemorating Walt Whitman's life. Two craft beers named after Walt Whitman are sold today. Seuss Fueled Big Oil. May 22nd, at 5: July 15th, at 5: Collections Currently only available at our Cape Town warehouse. Collection times vary, please wait for your Ready to Collect email before visiting the warehouse. Prepaid codes are delivered to you via email as soon as payment has been approved.

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