Ridiculous Romance

Unrequited: The Famous Authors Who Crushed On Walt Whitman

09.10.2022 - By iHeartPodcastsPlay

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Walt’s Leaves of Grass finally got published in the U.K. and was…routinely ridiculed by everyone. But two famous authors, including the master of fright himself, Bram Stoker, fell head over heels in love with not just the words, but the Walt. Their fan letters to the Good Gray Poet, now in his 60s, were verbose and passionate - and one of them would even move nations to be near him.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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