In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892) Synopsis

The poet moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers but is disillusioned by the Gilded Age after the war. He recovers from a debilitating stroke to live out his days in Camden NJ, where he continues to write poetry. Includes such renowned poems as "When Lilacs Last in the Doory'd Bloomed," "O Captain. My Captain!" "The Wound-Dresser," "Prayer of Columbus," and "Goodbye My Fancy." —Ulf Kjell Gür

The poet moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers but is disillusioned by the Gilded Age after the war. He recovers from a debilitating stroke to live out his days in Camden NJ, where he continues to write poetry. Includes such renowned poems as "When Lilacs Last in the Doory'd Bloomed," "O Captain. My Captain!" "The Wound-Dresser," "Prayer of Columbus," and "Goodbye My Fancy." —Ulf Kjell Gür

December 02, 2021 at 11:00 PM