These are two of the greatest American poets of the Nineteenth Century. You are going to love their insights, their passion and their originality. Please go and read carefully the introductions to both poets in either volume of the 2 Anthologies: page 1070 and page 1246 in Volume 1 (The Norton Anthology of American Literature…
Tag: Emily Dickinson
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson
The father and mother of American poetry! That is what this pair have been called; see Ginsberg, along with Sharon Olds and Galway Kinnell singing their praises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M5O3_FYB4A This week we have explored “Song of Myself”, “The Brooklyn Ferry” and a host of poems by Emily Dickinson. The present such an astonishing difference in life-style and…
American Writing- Just the Beginning!
Thank you all for your keen participation in this new unit. We are off to a great start with a survey of the Soul of America (text is now in the library -Close Reserve) and today American Indian Writing. Both topics are closely tied together. The spiritual emptiness of contemporary American culture seems to be…
Michael Griffith: Home Page- Literature and Life Spring 2025 
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