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Short title: Democracy and other poems: Author: Butler, William Mill. [from old catalog] Keywords: http://www.archive.org/details/democracyotherpo00butl
The Collection of Human Right Poems was edited and issued by American "June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association" in co-operation with Taiwan Foundation for Democracy [1] and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles [2] The chief editor is Pinchao Jiang who is also the chief editor of Collection of June Fourth Poems.
In 1883, Carpenter published the first part of Towards Democracy, a long poem expressing Carpenter's ideas about "spiritual democracy" and how Carpenter believed humanity could move towards a freer and more just society. Towards Democracy was heavily influenced by Whitman's poetry, as well as the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita.
Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy) 1865 Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours " Yet, yet, ye downcast hours, I know ye also," Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death) 1860 Yonnondio " A song, a poem of itself—the word itself a dirge," Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
However, he considers Whitman's poems such as "My Captain" and "Lilacs" to be less bold and emotionally direct than his earlier work. [93] Pannapacker concludes that Whitman reached the "heights of fame" through his poetry on Lincoln. He worked to fashion Lincoln as the "redeemer of the promise of American democracy". [94]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 October 2024. Poem by Walt Whitman on the death of Abraham Lincoln "Oh Captain, My Captain" redirects here. For the Grimm episode, see Oh Captain, My Captain (Grimm). For the Shameless episode, see O Captain, My Captain (Shameless). O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman Printed copy of "O Captain! My ...
Democracy’s greatness lies in the fact it is a hedge against bad things. (Its record in assuring good things is decidedly more mixed and contestable.) The ability to fire people is essential to ...
The Anarchiad (1786–87) is an American mock-epic poem that reflected Federalist concerns during the formation of the United States. The Anarchiad, or American Antiquities: A Poem on the Restoration of Chaos and Substantial Night was penned by four members of the Hartford Wits: David Humphreys, John Trumbull, Joel Barlow, and Lemuel Hopkins.