I Hear America Singing
July 6, 2023Hush’d Be the Camps Today
July 6, 2023I Dream’d In A Dream
I DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the
whole of the rest of the earth;
I dream’d that was the new City of Friends;
Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love–it led the
rest;
It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city,
And in all their looks and words.
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist, often referred to as the "father of free verse". His best-known work, "Leaves of Grass," is a celebration of American democracy, individualism, and the common people. Whitman's poetry also explored themes of sexuality and the body. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature.