Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman – Sussurri di morte celeste / Whispers of Heavenly Death

By booksofart / Walt Whitman / death, river, sky, soul

Jacob Van Ruisdael, Waterfall by a church, 1667 Whispers of heavenly death murmur’d I hear,labial gossip of night, sibilant chorals,footsteps gently ascending, mystical breezes wafted soft and low,ripples of unseen rivers, tides of a current flowing, forever flowing,(or is it the plashing of tears? the measureless waters of human tears?)I see, just see skyward, great cloud-masses,mournfully …

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Walt Whitman – Poeti estinti, filosofi, preti / Dead poets, philosophs, priests

By booksofart / Walt Whitman / life, reading, religion, soul

Paul Delvaux, The cortege, 1963 Dead poets, philosophs, priests, martyrs, artists, inventors, governments long since, language-shapers on other shores, nations once powerful, now reduced, withdrawn, or desolate, I dare not proceed till I respectfully credit what you have left wafted hither, I have perused it, own it is admirable, (moving awhile among it,) think nothing …

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Walt Whitman – O Capitano! Mio Capitano! / O Captain! My Captain

By booksofart / Walt Whitman / boat, death, sea

Claus Bergen, The Commander, 1918 O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,the ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,the port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,while follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;but O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,where …

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Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, Verse 52

By booksofart / Walt Whitman / nature, soul, waiting

Gustav Klimt, Daphne – Girl with blue veil, 1903 Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,missing me one place search another,I stop somewhere waiting for you. Se tardi a trovarmi, insisti.Se non ci sono in nessun posto, cerca in un altro,perchè io sono seduto da una qualche partead aspettare te. Go back to album …

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Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, 52

By booksofart / Walt Whitman / animal, life, nature, nude, river, soul

Raphael Collin, Floreal, 1886 The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering. I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. The last scud of day holds back for me, it flings my likeness …

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

By booksofart / Walt Whitman / modernism, symbolism

Walt Whitman was an American poet. He incorporated both transcendentalism and realism views in his works, often considered controversial , like the poetry collection Leaves of Grass. His best known poem O Captain! My Captain! was written on the death of Abraham Lincoln. He is often called the father of free verse.

Walt Whitman – Sussurri di morte celeste / Whispers of Heavenly Death

Walt Whitman – Poeti estinti, filosofi, preti / Dead poets, philosophs, priests

Walt Whitman – O Capitano! Mio Capitano! / O Captain! My Captain

Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, Verse 52

Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, 52

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

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