Small but meaningful: "Walt Whitman wrote famed poetry by this South Jersey lake. Now, it’s a nature preserve."

I am familiar with the location. It's subdued and scenic — no sweeping vistas. Intimate.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/laurel-lake-preserve-south-jersey-walt-whitman-20260501.html
#conservation #nature #Whitman #WaltWhitman #trees #NewJersey #SpecimenDays #TimberCreek

Walt Whitman wrote famed poetry by this South Jersey lake. Now, it’s a nature preserve.

The famed poet called Laurel Lake “the prettiest lake in either America or Europe.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ce matin, J., 4 ans :
"Papa, pourquoi on existe ?"
...
Et pourquoi pas "c'est quoi l'herbe" pendant qu'on y est ?

#whitman

Polish literary translators' Facebook group has a recurring #Whitman hashtag because of how often he comes up

A SATB composition based on extracts from the poetry of Walt Whitman on the theme of the sea. 3:48
https://youtu.be/6xVJt4kZgK0
Vocal synthesis by cantamus.app

All compositions are Work in Progress 🙂

#Choral #SATB #cantamus #choir #synthesis #contemporary #music #composition #whitman

The Sea (SATB 2026)

This is a SATB setting of selected text from the poetry of Walt Whitman.Vocal synthesis by cantamus.app Behold, the sea itself, On the beach at night alone...

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#EAS #WEA for Latah, #ID; #Whitman, #WA: National Weather Service: Snow Squall Warning until 7:30 PM PST. Slow down or delay travel! Be ready for a sudden drop to near zero visibility and icy roads in heavy snow. Source: NWS Spokane WA

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#EAS #WEA for Spokane, #WA; #Whitman, #WA: National Weather Service: Snow Squall Warning until 7:15 PM PST. Slow down or delay travel! Be ready for a sudden drop to near zero visibility and icy roads in heavy snow. Source: NWS Spokane WA

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Whitman’s Multitudes and Taproot’s Isolation: A Study in Modern Egotheism

My first instinct was to decry Taproot’s “Poem” (2002), which includes the solipsistic line “This song is a poem to myself,” for not only failing but not even trying to measure up to its presumable…

JP

“I Am the Highway” isn’t a song about the road. It is the road — but on Chris Cornell’s terms.

Less about touring, more about shedding roles others assign to you.

“I am not your carpet ride — I am the sky.”
#audioslave #chriscornell #songanalysis #musicwriting #lyricsmatter #iamthehighway #whitman
https://songreading.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/i-am-the-highway/

I AM THE HIGHWAY (2003) by Audioslave

At first glance, Audioslave’s “I Am the Highway” seems like the culmination of a long tradition of touring songs. The narrator has been on the road so long, he has become it. However, it soon …

Songreading
City of my walks and joys: 1850s draft edits from Walt Whitman of one of my favorite of his poems
https://whitmanarchive.org/item/uva.00023
#cityoforgies #whitman #writing #poetry #drafts #+
City of my walks and joys | Whitman Archive