Allen Stanford

In "I, Too," Langston Hughes is obviously in conversation with the earlier poem, Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing." Both poems explore the idea of American identity -- who and what is an American? What characterizes the people of this nation? The two poets, however, reach somewhat different conclusions in response to these questions. Whitman is known as the quintessential American poet, in part due to poems like this one. Whitman's "Song of Myself" positions the individual at the center,…

The poem “Song of Myself” is to deliver the idea of the self and its individuality. Both are conveyed through Whitman’s words and even questions the reader about their own individuality. Whitman’s poetry is supposed to convey that the reader is not alone, it is important to find one’s self, and their challenges of working on one’s mind. In the poem, “Song of Myself” there is significant amount of detail. Whitman’s writing in this poem is creative because he is talking about himself directly at…

“Beat Generation” included authors who wrote many great essay’s, short stories, and poems. Although this starting group was small, they had an incredible impact on literature. The four people who are the “founders” of this movement are Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal…

“Howl” by Allen Ginsberg: Holy! Holy! Holy! Once in a great while, a poem comes along, that has so many hidden meanings you get lost in the spaces. There are an abundant amount of ways to interpret Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.” To me, “Howl” depicts the five stages of loss and grief in an attempt to deal with Ginsberg’s emotional fallout from the loss of his friends. In 1969, Elizabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler defined the five stages of loss and grief as 1.) Denial, 2.) Anger, 3.) Bargaining, 4)…

Walt Whitman wrote a collection of poems in one of his books. Poems, such as, “Song of Myself.” These poems are interesting and well written. His sixth poem in his “Leaves of Grass,” talks about death. He uses different ways to describe how grass relates to death and uses metaphors to relate grass to different objects. There are many examples of him showing how grass relates to death. First, a child asks Walt Whitman “What is grass,” but he does not know any more than the child does about grass…

Allen Ginsberg’s poetry not only allows us insight into his personal unrest, but also the unrest of the American political system. By looking at both America and Howl, Ginsberg’s disgust of the political system and the socio-cultural pull it has on Americans becomes ostentatiously clear. The tension that is sensed in Ginsberg’s poetry is often a personal struggle in dealing with the unruly American way and attempts at forcing people to conform, especially during life after WWII. These poems are…

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet and journalist. Whitman was born May 31st, 1819 in West Hills, New York. He was considered one of America’s most influential poets. In 1855, Whitman self-published one of the landmarks in American literature today, the collection Leaves of Grass which has been revised and expanded throughout his life. Whitman's poetry was different in style from that of any poet in his Era. In his poetry, his use of linguistic styles, metaphors, and…

“A Supermarket in California” is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg. Taking into account of the speaker’s past magnificent works, it made me think the author is trying to analyze his self-identity. Conceivably, this is Allen Ginsberg himself looking for a deeper connection with feelings of emptiness in his sub-consciousness. Is the author creating more space in his own sovereign reality? In other words, is this creating less dense by clearing out the disconnected emotions and readjusting with…

The Flash's History Although there are many flashes the two that are most important is the Flash and Professor Zoom. These two characters are both very important to all of the Flash story lines. The Flash is heard to be just as fast or faster then superman. The Flash appears many times even in different comic book such as the Justice league. Professor Zoom also shows up in other comics so he can fight the Flash. The first paragraph will talk about the flash, his powers, how he got them, and…

This reading tells about Americans poets of the nineteenth century, and how these poets laid an important and cultural foundation for American poetry. These different writers developed an audience for poetry in the United States. It begins focusing on two main poets. These poets are Whitman and Dickinson, they overshadowed all the other poets during this century. Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. During his time of writing he was part of the transition between…