<<@Biographics
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<<@kirbycairo
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Definitely not the father of free verse (in the English language that would be William Blake). But good video, concise and offers a good quick overview.
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<<@navyblue1210
says :
I love these. May I request khalil gibran next?
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<<@shpilodec
says :
Can just one good channel not do advertisement and be just for human education/entertainment. Obviously no. I hate this world
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<<@Rct3master44
says :
Listened to this video wheile walking through West Hills. Should've went to Jayne's Hill.
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<<@SeanAnthony-j7f
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Wonking or wanking?
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<<@joehutchinson8618
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I will not put pants on to get my mail. I refuse
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<<@yoshiplays157
says :
To W.W
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<<@jtcox1079
says :
I love this guy’s content, but the constant pandering to sponsors is a little more than annoying.
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<<@TonyisToking
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Whitman was a Paumanok boy in love with America beyond what America had become. As a boy, he admired the history of America before colonization, he admired the land of America more than the society. This is why he is America's poet. He was stubborn in his infancy and it allowed him to keep the child within him alive as he began to understand and appreciate society more through the calamities of the Civil War. What's more is that he did not find success when he came with his childlike pure art. He had to make a deal with the devil and write from his evil side in order to grab the eyes of Americans. But, the means justify the ends. He didn't take his fortune from the third edition and let it inflate his desires. He rather focused on the needs of his fellow Americans who made him so wealthy. That is the American spirit. He is one of the most teachable artists to learn about. For me, I can relate very much. Might have to do with the fact I grew up in Hauppauge, lol.
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<<@nigel_saxon
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"Here lies-- Walt Whitman? WAHAHAH!!!! Damn you, Walt Whitman! I... hate... you, Walt... freakin'... Whitman! Leaves of Grass my ass!" - Homer Simpson
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<<@ehrldawg
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I dont think we were made to read Whitman. Thus I never heard of Whitman until the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
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<<@Raptorrena
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To W.W. My star, my perfect silence.
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<<@metpach
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WALT WHITMAN! DAMN YOU WALT WHITMAN! -Homer Simpson
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<<@metpach
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WALT WHITMAN! DAMN YOU WALT WHITMAN! -Homer Simpson
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<<@GregHuffman1987
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Ive never been a big walt Whitman fan. I think the best place to find him is under your boot soles
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<<@zenylicious9611
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He is one of my favorite poets 💖funny thing.. I heared his name from the movie 'The Notebook' and first time I read his poems liked the way he wrote, right away. He was such a visionary for those times and even for today in some places💖He s amazing! I totally recommend it!
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<<@NYmomAdrienne3915
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I live on Long Island (not far from Woodbury) and did not know much of this history. I learned about Long Island from a Brit. 🧐 I only really know, “O Captain my Captain”
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<<@x-rex7236
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Now that I think about it, you kinda look like Walter White
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<<@willae1
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...long island conjures images of suburban america to most people that have been there....the vast majority of people there dont live in the hamptons, its just as known for fire island's club scene. or being the other commuter option for people that work in NYC (the other being newark)
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<<@deadpaulrandom6798
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Walter White inspiration
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<<@timkennedy1192
says :
Things have not changed that much today: "...damnation, thy name is school teaching!"
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<<@donsandsii4642
says :
Screen graphic guy really messing up this video: 1955 instead of 1855
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<<@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185
says :
So hes “americas poet” huh? I think we have a few more (better known) than him.
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<<@BaldingClamydia
says :
I knew of Whitman, but not from school
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<<@camilohiche4475
says :
Biographies that you have criminally overlooked so far: Classical composers: - Ludwig van Beethoven - J.S. Bach - Antonio Vivaldi Gods/iconic figures: - Michael Jackson - Babe Ruth Chess legends: - Gary Kasparov - Bobby Fischer Painters: - Gustav Klimt - Marcel Duchamp Architects/builders: - Gustav Eiffel - Frank Lloyd Wright - Le Corbusier - Antonio Gaudi - Buckminster Fuller Writers: - Léon Tolstoï - Fiodor Dostoïevski - Homer - Sophocles - Victor Hugo - Jules Verne - Jorge Luis Borges - Miguel de Cervantes - John Steinbeck - Dante Alighieri Philosophers/theologists: - René Descartes - Confucius - Emmanuel Kant - John Locke - Voltaire - Jean Calvin Scientists: - Max Planck Dictators: - Nicolae Ceausescu - Manuel Noriega Explorers: - Zheng He - Vasco da Gama - John Cabot - Amerigo Vespucci - Hernán Cortés Other: - Anne Frank - Caterina de' Medici - Cesare Borgia
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<<@lextrader7916
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I cant understand anything you are saying unless i put my audio above 100%. I love your work > But please invest in a professional microphone with a compression to boost your vocal to normalization. I am sure you can afford it.
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<<@neil8949
says :
Whistler has an ego bigger than a planet. He is on his videos 80% of the time when viewers want to learn about the topic!
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<<@SimonAshworthWood
says :
That “put on your pants” reminder at the start of the video seems oddly specific. Is that a reference to something that happened to you, Simon? 😁
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<<@jtmcgee
says :
19:40 Its America and my country loves to backslide into fundamentalist dystopia.
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<<@FriendlyNeighborhoodGanjaman
says :
This is so weird for me because I lived off Woodbury road and my family went to walt Whitman high school in Huntington.
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<<@Kerriangel
says :
“Here lies …Walt Whitman?! Damn you Walt Whitman! I! Hate! You! Walt Freakin Whitman! Leaves of grass, my ass!”
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<<@sbsstorytelling
says :
Just got Leaves of Grass for my 12 year old. I'm hoping it takes. Can't wait to show her this vid. Thanks, Simon.
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<<@el.yungemperor188
says :
As a young black song writer I salute whitman ,all my hats of no cap 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🤞🏾🤞🏾bun slavery in every way yer day
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<<@ianashby6294
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Oh captain my captain
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<<@fernpaz9570
says :
Nice Suit, Simon!
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<<@berniekatzroy
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Chris Chan
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<<@onepiecebarca
says :
there's a reason these videos don't do great. Nobody cares about these kind of people. So many other greats to cover and yet...
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<<@timcal2136
says :
Whitman is from my hometown! Our mall is named after him
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<<@jamellfoster6029
says :
Walt Whitman & Doyle were the 19th Century Odd Couple.
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<<@PeachM0de
says :
“Dear scholars; we were boning.” I choked on my bong rip.
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<<@Beryllahawk
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"Not exactly Naked Lunch" omfg I flinched, and then snorted my water up my nose laughing so hard. Beautifully written script about one of America's absolute best.
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<<@Jtworthy1
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Anyone else notice how in the photos Whitman takes his fashion and poses are more like the ones we'd see in the 1950s and 60s? We was ahead of his time in more ways than one
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<<@iarissei
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Please do one about Thoreau and Emerson, please?
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<<@senior_ranger
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Interesting aside. My beloved college English professor, Eddy Weber Dow, died and his body cremated. I placed some of his remains in the Whitman mausoleum where Walt's body rests in peace. I'm sure the two are having a great time with Eddy bringing the weed and whiskey.
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<<@Bluemooism
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Churchill quoted Whitman in his letters to Roosevelt when he was trying to gain us support in ww2. Oh captain my captain. That was my first introduction to him.
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<<@zenferg
says :
Do a Biographic about "Father Devine".Love your videos.I so think Scientologists copied his way to get people's money.'Have a stake in their business".
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<<@fakefilthyfrank7253
says :
Biographics you should make a video on the African dictator Jean-Bédel Bokassa of Central African Empire he was obsessed with Napoleon and his title was "Emperor of Central Africa by the will of the Central African people, united within the national political party, the MESAN
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<<@JohnDaker_singer
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For me, Robert Frost is the definition of an American Poet. Whitman is dull and depressing. Frost is deep and introspective while still being positive. Love me some Frost.
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<<@Reedinho
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All I can think of is Homer Simpson
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