Long I Thought That Knowledge
July 6, 2023Lessons
July 6, 2023Lo! Victress On The Peaks
LO! Victress on the peaks!
Where thou, with mighty brow, regarding the world,
(The world, O Libertad, that vainly conspired against thee
Out of its countless beleaguering toils, after thwarting them all;
Dominant, with the dazzling sun around thee,
Flauntest now unharm’d, in immortal soundness and bloom–lo! in these
hours supreme,
No poem proud, I, chanting, bring to thee–nor mastery’s rapturous
verse;
But a book, containing night’s darkness, and blood-dripping wounds,
And psalms of the dead.
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.