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Posted
by Don on 8/28/2008 at 3:30:21 PM EST.
Subject: Whitman's descendants to present day |
| Does anyone know if there is a family tree of Whitman's descendants and where it is located on the internet? |
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by Cynthia on 6/30/2008 at 5:23:35 PM EST.
Subject: book |
| Kaity,
The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is collaborating with the Mineola Library of Nassau County on a presentation concerning Walt Whitman and the Civil War. We would be interested in the book you are publishing. Please contact me at wwba@optonline.net
Thanks -
Cynthia - Executive Director |
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by Wayne Johnson on 6/2/2008 at 4:35:25 PM EST.
Subject: Is the PBS retail DVD complete? |
| When I viewd the PBS TV special in April I seem to recall more material on Whitman's Camden years (e.g. reference to his housekeeper plus his meeting with Oscar Wilde) than is included on the PBS DVD I purchased in May. The DVD leaps from 1864 to 1884, a 20-year gap. Am I imagining that the TV special included more on this gap? |
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by Kimberly Wilder on 5/28/2008 at 8:31:49 AM EST.
Subject: Walt Whitman's Birthday |
| Celebrate Walt's Birthday on June 1st here AND on May 31st...with silence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBZWKwikgM |
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by Kaity =) on 5/23/2008 at 12:42:47 PM EST.
Subject: New Book. |
| Hello, my name is Kaity, Im currently working for a publishing company and I am trying to get the word out on a new book about Walt Whitman. The book is about Whitman's correspondence with his brother (George) who survived 21 battles of the Civil War. The book also analyzes Whitman's war participation as a nurse and how his experiences affected his literary works. I am currently trying to contact Walt Whitman groups that would be interested in this book, and possible having the author come and talk to them about it. Thanks so much for your time, I really appreciate it.
Kaity |
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by Mary Flatley on 5/21/2008 at 8:00:36 PM EST.
Subject: Major League Baseball circa 2008 |
| I just had a thought today concerning Walt Whitman and his association with baseball if he were alive today in 2008. Personally, I feel he would be rather saddened by the combination of large salaries these baseball players receive, while at the same time they comlain about minor ailments such as torn calves.
In Whitman's mind, I believe he would, again, feel rather discouraged by the lack of reality these baseball players in today's major league feel with their connection to the "real" world their spectators face on a daily basis. |
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by Michael Scott on 5/20/2008 at 10:01:11 PM EST.
Subject: Whitman today |
| Whitman...I'm visiting New York in june===and i must visit brooklyn, see where whitman walked, wrote, lived....can you help me....tell me where, what, how...... |
Posted
by Poop on 5/5/2008 at 4:54:16 PM EST.
Subject: |
| YAYUH WW ROCKS |
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by Claire on 5/5/2008 at 4:53:35 PM EST.
Subject: |
| I won the poetry contest!! I'm so happy and I'd like to thank my friends and other people who support me!! If I could remember the poem I'd give it to you guys! |
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by Darrel Blaine Ford on 5/2/2008 at 9:41:00 AM EST.
Subject: Tribute to Walt |
| Walt, you are my gestalt* you are my salt you are my malt Your "Leaves of Grass" are my universal pass. From: "primal sanities!" *A configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as the sum of its parts. |
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by Richard Slack on 4/30/2008 at 9:14:36 PM EST.
Subject: visit on Wednesday,April 30th |
| Thanks for reminding me that Walt Whitman still has much to say about how to live a full life. Thanks for your kind hospitality. I really enjoyed stopping by. |
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by Mary Flatley on 4/23/2008 at 4:59:16 PM EST.
Subject: PBS Special on Walt Whitman |
| I enjoyed the PBS special on Walt Whitman. I think it is important in these times to focus on the message of hope and democracy that Whitman in his lifetime tried to spread to his fellow countrymen. |
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by Theresa Zandri on 4/16/2008 at 3:16:06 PM EST.
Subject: Walt Whitman |
| Saw a PBS program on Walt Whitman and was surprised that he contributed so much of his personal time and efforts to the care of welfare of Civil War soldiers and that he was in Washington DC during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln and actually saw him on several occasions. |
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by gerald lange on 4/16/2008 at 10:43:38 AM EST.
Subject: dilemma of democracy |
| Dilemma of Democracy
If it's better
to love than to hate,
better to give
than to take,
better to swallow
than to spit,
better to tell
the truth
than to lie,
Then why do we choose
to hate, grab, spit,
and confuse?
Better to win
than to lose! |
Posted
by gerald lange on 4/16/2008 at 10:42:52 AM EST.
Subject: dilemma of democracy |
| Dilemma of Democracy
If it's better
to love than to hate,
better to give
than to take,
better to swallow
than to spit,
better to tell
the truth
than to lie,
Then why do we choose
to hate, grab, spit,
and confuse?
Better to win
than to lose! |
Posted
by gerald lange on 4/16/2008 at 10:40:48 AM EST.
Subject: dilemma of democracy |
| Dilemma of Democracy
If it's better
to love than to hate,
better to give
than to take,
better to swallow
than to spit,
better to tell
the truth
than to lie,
Then why do we choose
to hate, grab, spit,
and confuse?
Better to win
than to lose! |
Posted
by Howard on 4/14/2008 at 11:52:30 PM EST.
Subject: A short poem |
| Walt casts a long shadow
over the brickwalls and sidestreets
of Brooklyn, turns slowly
and steps into America's dreams. |
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by Richard (curator) on 3/5/2008 at 4:38:56 PM EST.
Subject: Evelyn's question 2/14/08 |
| Whitman admired Lincoln but never actually met him, although he had seen him. Lincoln saw Whitman from the window of the White house and asked who he was and had heard about him. I can't confirm a source for this.
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Posted
by evelyn on 2/14/2008 at 4:17:28 PM EST.
Subject: question... |
| Did walt whitman ever actually meet abraham lincoln, or simply an idoler of him? |
Posted
by maureen on 1/15/2008 at 5:20:10 AM EST.
Subject: decendent info correction |
| elizabeth was married to john green |
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by maureen on 1/15/2008 at 4:56:49 AM EST.
Subject: decendent info |
| i found an original will dated 1709 of a john whitman named in will daughter elizabeth green married to joseph green the will was signed by a stephen french the queen of england was mentioned in the will i think he was a decendent of walt whitman if anyone has any info my e-mail address is maureen2k1@yahoo.com |
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by Virginia Dare on 10/9/2007 at 10:15:25 PM EST.
Subject: A Living Poet |
| Dearest Walt, You were my first love. I literaly fell head over heals inlove with a dead man but a living poet. Your words were still breathing and they gave me strength. I am 53 now not 14 and I still long to look into your eyes so that you know that I know what you know my friend, lover, comrade. Please forgive me for being a women. I know I will see you on the other side and I plan to hand you blooming lilacs. |
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by Sam Pharo on 10/4/2007 at 11:02:23 PM EST.
Subject: Walt Whitman Preservation Forum |
| I am a librarian looking for the Walt Whitman Preservation Forum. I just started my searching, but I was wondering if anyone here knew anything. If you do, please drop a line at samopharo@gmail.com. Thanks! |
Posted
by Christopher U on 9/16/2007 at 9:38:50 PM EST.
Subject: Whitman Performance in San Francisco |
| Has anyone seen the John O'Keefe performance of Song of Myself at the Marsh in San Francisco or the Public Theater in New York? It's brilliant and I hear there's a DVD coming out. |
Posted
by Dawn at WWBA on 8/12/2007 at 9:37:44 PM EST.
Subject: Re: Walt Whitman presenter |
| Howell, please contact me at wwbabookkeeper@optonline.net and I will give you the information for a person who can give a presentation as Walt Whitman. |
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by Howell Evans on 8/10/2007 at 10:08:30 AM EST.
Subject: Walt Whitman presenter |
| Do you know where I can find a person who will give a presentation about Walt Whitman as Walt Whitman (dressed and acts like Walt Whitman)? |
Posted
by RNM on 7/29/2007 at 1:22:34 AM EST.
Subject: Whitman Quote |
| I found this Whitman quote in spanish. I'm trying to find the original quote en english. Can anyone help?
"La ciudad la más importante obra del hombre lo reúne todo,
y nada que se relacione con el hombre le es ajeno o indiferente". Walt Whitman |
Posted
by Richard at Birthplace on 6/25/2007 at 4:14:39 PM EST.
Subject: Re: 347 West Hills Road Huntington |
| The following is one of the pathways to find the history of an historic house or structure. (1) Examine the available place name maps for the area in which the house stands. The two most famous maps of Suffolk County are the Chase Map of 1858 and the Beers Atlas of 1873. These maps show all the dwellings that were standing at the time and have the name of the owner noted next to it on the map. Copies of these should be at the Historical Society. There are other newer atlasses such as the Belcher Hyde from 1890s - 1900s that would be usefull for the earlier 20th century. There is also the 1838 Coast and Geodetic Survey available at Stony Brook Univ. Walt Whitman Birthplace has a copy of the West Hills section of this. Most of the sections of this map do not include the owners names, but it is still useful in establishing whether or not the building was standing at that time.(2) Once you have the name of the early owners, consult the U.S. Census for the decade nearest to the dates of the map (1850 etc.) to find the family. From 1850 on to the present, whole families are listed including parents, children and servants along with occupation. Most people in West Hills would have been listed as farmers or working in agriculture or at a trade such as blacksmithing. Prior to the 1920s all farms would have had to have horses. To determine whether a farm was just for horses and breeding etc. you might want to check the estate inventories and probate records and the county clerks office in Riverhead. |
Posted
by Richard at Birthplace on 6/20/2007 at 2:52:52 PM EST.
Subject: Whitman on a Bicycle |
| During 1838, Whitman founded the Long Islander, Huntington's weekly newspaper. He delivered the newspapers himself, riding as far as the South Shore on his horse named "Nina". Bycycles were not in general use at that time and there is no noted use of them by the poet later on during his life.
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by sharyn Guzzi on 5/15/2007 at 9:52:00 PM EST.
Subject: Walt Witman |
| 347 west hills road Huntington is a historical house. How may I locate records on this house. If it was a horse farm and how long ago. |
Posted
by John Breza on 5/8/2007 at 1:32:45 AM EST.
Subject: Whitman on a bicycle |
| Does any on have knowledge about the Walts use of a bicycle to deliver papers |
Posted
by Cynthia at the Birthplace on 4/23/2007 at 5:22:12 PM EST.
Subject: welcome |
| Welcome to our Whitman Blog. 1. Feel free to post your poems, thoughts, or Whitman inspirations.
2. Include literary interpretations of Whitman poems
3. Post "Whitman Sightings" (TV show - April 22: The Sopranos; "Who do you think I am - Whitman?") |
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