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Baron Wormser: Vistas

I don’t doubt that somewhere in the United States some class or reading group, as a way of girding their collective loins for the upcoming election, is reading or rereading Democratic Vistas, an 1871 essay in which Walt Whitman surveyed American democracy’s prospects.

April 2, 2024 · 3 Comments

Walt Whitman: This is what you shall do

This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, … Continue reading

August 25, 2016 · 2 Comments

Bob Ziller: Three Poets and a Fool

William Blake . Vanessa German . World Wide Walt Whitman . T. Rump . Keep America Great! — Copyright 2016 Bob Ziller Bob Ziller is an artist, poet, translator, singer, … Continue reading

July 26, 2016 · 1 Comment

Bob Ziller: Radio

Over the years, occasionally someone will ask about my religious affiliation, to which I reply: “Well, my mother’s Catholic and my father’s Jewish, but I pretty much just listened to … Continue reading

July 19, 2016 · Leave a comment

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