Mastodawn

Wow! This is a must. Ed Norton was a guest on the Stephen Colbert show, and delivered a "reading" of an excerpt from a Walt Whitman poem. Norton had been talking with Colbert about the anxiety of our current time and his anxiety. He and Stephen are both big Whitman fans, and they noted how Whitman, more than any other American poet, speaks directly to future generations to remind them that his time too had anxiety.

IDK what I was expecting, but this was great. You can jump to the 16:48 minute mark for a minute or 2 of setup and then the performance.

https://latenighter.com/news/edward-norton-late-show-poetry-reading-walt-whitman/

#poetry #WaltWhitman #EdwardNorton #acting

Edward Norton Wows Late Show Crowd With Powerful Poetry Reading - LateNighter

Edward Norton on Wednesday night granted 'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert's wish, with a powerful reading of Walt Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry."

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Antinous the Gay God 1d ago

🪷 "Resist much, obey little!" #WaltWhitman, Saint of #Antinous, died 26 March 1892. He was a prophet then and is now. He wished to be remembered as "The Tenderest Lover." Read it here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/03/walt-whitman-saint-of-antinous.html 🪷

David Prater Sep 17, 2019

Bernard O’Dowd: rewriting the colonial wizard of Oz

What happens when you cross a rhyming sonnet (written on the eve of the federation of Australia) with a 21st-century, post-avant sensibility?

https://daveydreamnation.com/non-fiction/essays/bernard-o-dowd-australia-rewrite/

kevin Mar 19

finished watching #lssc featuring #edwardnorton channeling #waltwhitman: that was an awesome read. the only thing i can say to #stephenathome: we will never see your like again.

thinking of similar eps, including the great #ianMcKellin and other talented performers speaking truth to power across the centuries and across the millennia.

we’re all sad to see you go, but we love to watch you as you leave

Proto Himbo European Mar 17

Do I repeat myself?
Very well then I repeat myself,
(I am large, I contain duplicates.)

#WaltWhitman #shitpost #poetry #SorryNotSorry

nevermorepoem Mar 16

Walt Whitman transforms individual perception into a shared human voice, creating poetry that dissolves boundaries between self and society, body and spirit, and life and death.
#waltwhitman #wolink #nevermorepoem
https://www.nevermorepoem.com/walt-whitman

Standard Ebooks Mar 13

You have Walt Whitman's clear and expressed permission to get off your phone and go stare at the sky. See you out there. #literature #poetry #waltwhitman

The Marginalian Feb 27

Fanny Wright and the Radical Courage of Being Real: The Forgotten Woman Who Pioneered Scientific Thinking and Free Love in America

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/02/27/fanny-wright-traversal/

The Marginalian Feb 20

Walt Whitman’s Advice on Living a Vibrant and Rewarding Life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/02/20/walt-whitman-leaves-of-grass-preface/

David - Voie Poétique Feb 12

77. À Walt Whitman
FR Dans ce regard profond, Doux et puissant, Se câche une âme éternelle. Un visage buriné par le soleil de sa terre, une barbe et des cheveux de pierre, Ses mains sculptant des briques d’adobe pour ériger l’édifice de son oeuvre… Par ses mots, encrés dans l’énigmatique d’un sauvage mystérieux, Maitre du sol et des cieux qu’il foule d’un pied ferme, Contemplation et admiration empli
https://voiepoetique.com/poesies/a-walt-whitman/
#EtatsUnis #Poesie #Poète #WaltWhitman