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This specific episode is about the many facets of America’s Poet - Walt Whitman.  For Pride Month, George pays homage to Whitman and attempts to take a deep dive into some of Whitman's greatest works, personal life, and ability to create positive change.  

• Learn about the meeting between Whitman met Poe.
• Learn about VERY embarrassing (but hopefully enlightening) story about George.
• Learn about MAJOR differences between different editions of Leaves of Grass,
• Learn why the Calamus poems were so controversial.
• Learn about the meeting between Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.
• Learn how Rufus Griswold (yes, THAT Griswold) trashed Whitman.
• Learn how Whitman was considered undesirable and shocking for “decent ears.”
• Learn how lawyers of the time considered Whitman a homosexual because he never smoked, and did not enjoy war.

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