An episode from 9/13/21: Tonight, I read a small section of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself." For those who want to find it for themselves, it later ends up as part of section #33. I can't think of a more life-affirming passage in Whitman's or anybody else's poetry, than this rolling, glorious, catalogue. The best place to find Whitman's poetry and other writing online remains the ⁠Whitman Archive⁠, and you can find every edition of Leaves of Grass ⁠here⁠ (as plain text downloads) and ⁠here⁠ (facsimiles of the original editions). You can find the poem in an edition of Whitman's poems that I edited, ⁠Selected Long Poems⁠. Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to [email protected]. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at [email protected], and I will remove the episode immediately.

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