https://www.spreaker.com/show/weekly-whitmancornerstone of American literature. Yet how many times has the work been heard
in the full spirit of the voice that Whitman intended?
The United States confronts the same divisions and idealistic tensions today as
when Whitman first began publishing in 1855. To show that this text does not
sound dated in the least, I intend to sing the book for a new generation of
Americans, for myself, and because Walt told me to.
I will explore with my audience the answers Whitman came to in versifying the
contradictions of the American soul, and the hope of the American experiment.]]>enBooksJohn Hawleyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/blue_square_mic.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/weekly-whitmanWed, 10 Apr 2024 18:28:20 +0000John HawleyJohn Hawleyfeeds@spreaker.comWalt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is unquestionably a poetic masterpiece and a cornerstone of American literature. Yet how many times has the work been heard in the full spirit of the voice that Whitman intended? The United States confronts the same...cornerstone of American literature. Yet how many times has the work been heard
in the full spirit of the voice that Whitman intended?
The United States confronts the same divisions and idealistic tensions today as
when Whitman first began publishing in 1855. To show that this text does not
sound dated in the least, I intend to sing the book for a new generation of
Americans, for myself, and because Walt told me to.
I will explore with my audience the answers Whitman came to in versifying the
contradictions of the American soul, and the hope of the American experiment.]]>false27512e57-9766-50b7-a8be-ee69b8aa660cserialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inscriptions-leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman--58225131262bb8bd-9279-4137-8ce8-f8177814aaebTue, 01 Aug 2023 15:06:55 +0000John HawleyOpen the leaves. Turn the page. Tune the voice. Sing the book. Air the soul, line by line. We begin on page 1, the initial inscription, a greeting, a mantra, a principle. Then we flow through the inscriptions and land on the epic final inscription,...636false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-2-inscriptions-leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman--58225129f918c222-9571-4c1f-b131-aad39ebb4d57Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:46:06 +0000John HawleyIn case you are just now tuning in, in the first episode I was seduced by the ghost of Walt Whitman. In spiritual union, I came to possess and be possessed by this ghost, in its voice and its essence, its calling and its afterburn of images. This...727false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-3-inscriptions-leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman--58225130a4ae555d-6e06-44dc-a24b-22b174e891d3Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:07:18 +0000John HawleyMy July 4th reading of the opening inscriptions from Leaves of Grass continues at section 8 of the epic final inscription piece "Starting from Paumanok." This episode carries us to the end of section 10. We'll pick it up next week at the top of...410false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-4-inscriptions-leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman--58225128182aa43b-eeb9-45ef-82ef-cdf6c165175fSat, 19 Aug 2023 22:28:20 +0000John HawleyHello camerados close, Walt and I pick it up at the opening to section 11 of "Starting From Paumanok," the 19 section long final inscription poem to Leaves of Grass, and continue on to the end of section 13. We will start up again next week at the...537false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shooting-in-pulses-of-fire-ceaseless-to-vivify-all--58225132d15ab8db-20d1-427d-a764-15579f6a9d27Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:36:24 +0000John HawleyAmerica's poet being orated for the first time, I mean really declaimed -77falsetrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-5-inscriptions-leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman--58225133f80a5206-3ee0-4132-86d4-09fc5389f142Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:15:50 +0000John HawleyThis episode begins at section 14 of "Starting From Paumanok," the long-form, free-wheeling final Inscription poem, set in the book before the Leaves lead us into "Song of Myself," and Whitman's immortal opening lines, uttered originally in 1855, and...557false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weekly-whitman-preview--58225127c4a2d83b-87c0-44ba-aab1-e1720b9ece36Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:06:31 +0000John Hawley"But you ye untold latencies will thrill to every page. . ."172falsetrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/audio-only-version-part-6-inscriptions-leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman--582251264f2eb7ea-cba3-4174-9f1a-18f4918ecb09Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:23:42 +0000John HawleyAs we gather to listen you will find this episode a pivot point. Walt and I begin here at section 16 of "Starting From Paumanok," the long-form, microcosmic, final inscription piece to Leaves of Grass. I conclude the reading by barking out a version...697false16full