Where does leaves of grass rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. O the bleeding drops of red, where on the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. Walt whitman was a walking, talking poetic encyclopedia. Especially moving is the last chapter, on abraham lincoln, in which narrator patrick cullen reads walt whitmans poem for lincoln, o captain, my captain, as well as two of lincolns speeches, the gettysburg address and the second inaugural address. Dramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, o captain, my captain tells the story of one of americas greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of americas greatest presidents. This poem was recorded as part of the course mus 243. This is the long first piece in the first edition of walt whitmans classic poetry collection. The ship has weatherd every rack, the prize we sought is won.
Although the two men never met, whitman often saw lincolns carriage on the road. The captain of the poem is lincoln, and the ship represents the united states, brought safely through the storm of. The poem is classified as an elegy or mourning poem, and was written to honor abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states. Librivoxs weekly poetry project for the week of february 19, 2006. The themes of equality for all people, fertility, sacredness of self, beauty in death, love of comrades, and the immortality of. O captain, my captain audiobook by robert burleigh.
This classic poem was written by whitman following the. Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Listen online to the first chapters of this audiobook. It was first published in sequel to drumtaps 1865, a collection of whitmans poems inspired by the events of the american civil war. The president was never far from the poetaos mind, and lincolnaos. This poem is an elegy, or a mourning poem, honoring the death of the 16th american president abraham lincoln. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading o captain. Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, o captain, my captain tells the story of one of americas greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of americas greatest presidents. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Burleighs new audiobook recounts the tragic but inspiring story of president abraham lincoln. I really think that the author should have somehow incorporated how the captain died somewhere within the poem. Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, o captain, my captain tells the story of one of americas greatest poets. Poetry, recording, o captain my captain, walt whitman. In the preface to leaves of grass, whitman states, the united states themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
Leaves of grass is the greatest book of american poetry. Introduction to technology in music education at the university of illinois, november 2009. For further information, including links to online text, reader information. Buy a discounted audible edition of o captain, my captain audio cd from. It appears in leaves of grass, whitmans masterpiece of a poetry collection and is considered by many to be one of his greatest poems. John lithgow has compiled an outstanding collection of memorable poems and has gathered his famous friends to read them. An audio companion to the norton anthology of poetry audible audiobook unabridged william shakespeare author, john donne author, robert herricks author, alexander scourby narrator, nancy wickwire narrator, bramwell fletcher narrator, blackstone audio, inc. O captain, my captain, walt whitman, abraham lincoln, and the.
Librivox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of o captain. For more free audiobooks, or to find out how you can volunteer, please visit. Take his first collection of poems, leaves of grass, published in 1855. Whitmans masterpiece of a poetry collection and is considered by many to be one of his greatest poems. The poem was first published in the pamphlet sequel to drumtaps which assembled 18 poems regarding the american civil war, including another lincoln elegy, when lilacs last in the dooryard bloomd. This was the weekly poetry for the week of august 17, 2014. Whitman and lincoln shared the national stage in washington, dc, during the civil war. If you are any kind of fan or student of walt whitman, you probably own or at least know of leaves of grass, which is the definitive collection of whitmans work, as it contains virtually all of his poems. David bendena and the simple, wistful pianoandviolin score give the recording a mournful.
Check out the library of congresss explanation of the origins of the poem. O captain, my captain audiobook cd snoisle libraries. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. O captain, my captain by robert burleigh overdrive. Walt whitmans selected poems audiobook by walt whitman. Dramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, o captain, my captain tells the story of one of americas greatest poets and how he was inspired by. The captain of the poem is lincoln, and the ship represents the united states, brought safely through the storm of war. Dramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, o captain, my captain tells the story of one of americas greatest poets and how he was. Walt whitman, abraham lincoln, and the civil war burleigh. The captain of the poem is lincoln, and the ship represents the united states, brought safely. Walt whitman was born in 1819 and died in 1892, and the american civil war was the central event of his life. The poem is perhaps whitmans most famouswhich is ironic, since it is far more conventional in meter, form, and subject than. The wide variety of carefully selected poetry in this audiobook provides the perfect introduction to reel in those who are new to poetry, and for poetry lovers to experience beloved verses in.
This was the librivox weekly poetry project for the week of february 19th, 2006. Not only did walt whitman created free verse poetry, but he created a style of poetry that is quintessentially american. Among other things, it contains whitmans philosophy of life and his opinion of the purpose of poets and poetry. These are the words of the great american poet walt whitman at the beginning of robert burleighs o, captain, my captain. Robert burleighs dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful book tells the story of walt whitman and his incredible respect for one of americas greatest presidents, abraham lincoln. Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, o captain, my captain tells the story of one of americaaos.
O captain, my captain tells the story of one of americaaos greatest poets and. The captain in the poem refers to abraham lincoln who is the captain. In the poem, whitman juxtaposes the peoples joy at the end of the war with his grief at the assassination of the president. The president was never far from the poetaos mind, and lincoln aos. Though the two men never met, whitman would often see lincolns carriage on the road. This classic poem was written by whitman following the assassination of. In it, whitman wrote about so many different things. The port is near, the bells i hear, the people all exulting, while follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring. O captain, my captain walt whitman, abraham lincoln, and the civil war audiobook cd. Librivox s weekly poetry project for the week of february 19, 2006. Whitman was very particular about the appearance of his poems and paid careful. In honor of presidents day, librivox brings you thirteen versions of o captain. Abraham lincoln, and the civil war audio cd audiobook, cd, unabridged.
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