Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SO FAR, AND SO FAR, AND ON TOWARD THE END, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: And you, contemporary america Subject(s): United States; Poetry & Poets; Modern Life | ||||||||
SO far, and so far, and on toward the end, Singing what is sung in this book, from the irresistible impulses of me; But whether I continue beyond this book, to maturity, Whether I shall dart forth the true rays, the ones that wait unfired, (Did you think the sun was shining its brightest? No''"it has not yet fully risen;) Whether I shall complete what is here started, Whether I shall attain my own height, to justify these,yet unfinished, Whether I shall make THE POEM OF THE NEW WORLD, transcending all others''"depends, rich persons, upo Depends, whoever you are now filling the current Presidentiad, upon you, Upon you, Governor, Mayor, Congressman, And you, contemporary America. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE CANADA: CASE HISTORY: 1945 by EARL (EARLE) BIRNEY THE END OF SCIENCE FICTION by LISEL MUELLER THE MASQUE OF BLACKNESS by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS DOCUMENTAL by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA THE SOCIOLOGY OF TOYOTAS AND JADE CHRYSANTHEMUMS by HAYDEN CARRUTH TWENTIETH-CENTURY BLUES by KENNETH FEARING UNHISTORICAL EVENTS by BOB KAUFMAN A BROADWAY PAGEANT by WALT WHITMAN |
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