Rare Whitman Recording

William Haskins · May 18, 2008

a rare wax cylinder recording of walk whitman reciting his poem "america".

http://www.authorscoop.com

(many other poetry videos available. just click "afternoon viewing")

comments welcome.

A. Hamilton · May 18, 2008

I love stuff like that-way cool!

Haggis · May 18, 2008

dolores haze · May 18, 2008

I never thought I'd hear the voice of Walt Whitman. What a treat!

The missing last two lines:

"A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,
Chair'd in the adamant of Time."

Steppe · May 18, 2008

Would love to listen to it WH but with dialup it takes all day. I live out here with the coyotes and we just can't get broadband yet. The coyotes will get it I think before I do.

Rare Whitman Recording

William Haskins

poet

A. Hamilton

here for a minute...catch me?

Haggis

Evil, undead Chihuahua

dolores haze

international guttersnipe

Steppe

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