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User:Midnightdreary removed the parapraph (copied below, but commented out so that it is not visible) which I added on Walt Whitman's well documented practise of nudism and suggested because of WP:UNDUE it did not warrant a sub-section of its own. I do agree somewhat with the WP:UNDUE but there is no existing sub-section the topic of nudism can belong to. There is a section Lifestyle and beliefs which is where the information on nudism belongs. The Lifestyle and beliefs section has the the following sub-sections: Alcohol, Religion, Sexuality, Shakespeare authorship, and Slavery. A sub-section on Nudism doesn't clearly and obviously fit in any of these sub sections, which is why I created a sub section of the Lifestyle and beliefs section entitled Nudism. I look for suggestions to deal with this. If there are no better suggestion then I propose we restore the sub-section Nudism under the section Lifestyle and beliefs. Wayne Jayes ( talk) 12:14, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Though I understand the editor's reasoning for removing the information in the lede paragraphs regarding Whitman's sexuality, I worry that the lede no longer accurately summarizes the article. Failure to meet this standard, I fear, no longer qualifies it as its "good article" status. Can this information be restored in some fashion to adhere to lede policy while addressing the editor's concerns? -- Midnightdreary ( talk) 19:43, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
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There are nineteen instances where the period is after the quotation mark, and also nineteen instances where the comma is after the quotation mark e.g.
"myth". instead of how it should be "myth."
"Sodomite", instead of how it should be "Sodomite,"
Use the search function of your web browser (typically ctrl-f) to find each of these instances (". & ",). Lukewtollefson ( talk) 20:16, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Interested editors might want to mention material regarding the lost novel Life and Adventures of Jack Engle, e.g. here: Schuessler, Jennifer (February 20, 2017). "In a Walt Whitman Novel, Lost for 165 Years, Clues to Leaves of Grass". The New York Times.. -- Michael Bednarek ( talk) 23:27, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
I want to preface this comment by stating that I'm a new user, and I am interested in better understanding how to edit pages. I'm concerned that the length of the Writing Section is too brief and doesn't throughouly summarize Whitman's scope of work. It could use a further discussion of how Whitman falls between Transcendentalism and Realism, as stated in the lede. Merely reading through the two pages about Transcendentalism and Realism doesn't give specific insight into how Whitman speciefically fell between these two eras. Formal forest guide ( talk) 15:57, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
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170.185.167.17 ( talk) 13:41, 3 March 2017 (UTC)He is gay
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Under religion it is argued that Walt spent a period of his life worshiping Satan, because God would not answer his prayers. 163.150.50.253 ( talk) 18:43, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
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Include Walt Whitman in the LGBT Writers category 24ducklings ( talk) 18:40, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
@ 24ducklings: Done, added to Category:LGBT writers from the United States. Thanks for your contribution. Murph9000 ( talk) 21:30, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
The article as a whole is woefully inadequate. It fails to discuss the political background to Whitman's work - Freesoilers, the Know-Nothing party, the Republican party, exclusionism. ’’Leaves of Grass’’ is a deeply ideological work and any article on Whitman himself has to address his nationalism as well as his attitudes to issues such as race and immigration. As it stands an entire section is devoted to sunbathing and swimming with nothing directly on politics! His contemporary and well as his subsequent reputation should be addressed. In short, questions about Whitman's political and social ideology, as someone who is accused of putting forth an imagined view of America that is "arrogant, expansionist, hierarchical, racist and exclusive", should be addressed in the main article on the man and not shunted off to an article on a particular work, especially when his views are shown 'least vaguely'in other places. If this requires a new section or two then fine. It cheats those looking for a rounded view of the man to leave it out entirely Pliny ( talk) 14:12, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hello fellow Wikipedia Editors: Kindly change Section 4.1 Musical renditions and audio recordings - Specifically, paragraph #1 which reads Whitemans poetry has been set to music by a large number of composers....including... to include the name of the composer Robert Strassburg [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] into the list of noted composers who set Whitman's poetry to music-- in this case "Leaves of Grass - A Choral Symphony" as per the reference citations shown below. Many thanks in advance for your kind and thoughtful consideration and assistance. With Best Regards 104.207.219.150 ( talk) 23:14, 29 October 2018 (UTC)PS
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Request is to add Vanessa Lann as a composer who used texts by Walt Whitman, thank you. VlannCo ( talk) 16:40, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
Include Walt Whitman in American Socialists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gbjerkec ( talk • contribs) 15:28, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
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Like to add a little bit about how w.w. was a minor point with Breaking Bad, TV show Pabth0s0n ( talk) 21:39, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
Whitman lived in a specific political time and was outspoken about much of the politics in his journalism and letters. Opinions regarding his attitudes toward different races and sex should be kept separate and labeled as opinions since to read Whitman literally he felt everyone was equal in each regard. Working in Washington D.C. first with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and then with the Attorney General meant that Whitman was aware of much of the political climate of his times and that he had a unique perspective on the Civil War as he first watched and then assisted with the tremendous amount of returning soldiers wounded and dying who lined the National Mall in tents. Whitman's main duty was to help the soldiers write letters home and to assist with simple medical procedures like changing bandages; however, his interaction with these soldiers changed his poetry and his outlook considerably. His letters show a distinctly different voice developing as he worked with the soldiers more and grew into the poet we know today. After his first stroke left him unable to continue his duties he still wrote about the experiences and attempted to make sense of what he experienced.
Suggesting that Whitman had racist overtones or explicit writings on his own personal sexuality is hard to prove. There are passages which explain certain situations he encountered but with a more journalistic writing than an extant statement on race relations or sex. It is difficult to separate any artist from the world of experiences they had and we should not attempt to do that by using opinions and interpretations of Whitman's work when simply explaining his work, life and influence. At the very least opinions and interpretations should be marked as such in any listing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JulesHef ( talk • contribs) 02:28, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
In the legacy/statues section, the Walt Whitman statue in front of the campus center/union should be mentioned, the campus green is a few blocks from the Walt Whitman House. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.115.249.252 ( talk) 15:16, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
The article mentions "Mary Smith Whitall Costelloe"; this ought actually to be "Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe", she being born "Mary Whitall Smith", daughter of Logan Pearsall Smith and Hannah Whitall Smith (as her own article indicates). Search results- including the Whitman Archive- only bring up the latter, with nothing for "Mary Smith Whitall Costelloe". She was apparently at any rate better known as "Mary Berenson", per the title of her article, but either way an internal link could usefully be added to this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.66.120 ( talk) 14:58, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
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Add one or more quotes to Slavery section, as the section as it stands does not sufficiently characterize recent scholarship on Whitman's racism and the profound questions it raises about Whitman's legacy.
Whitman wrote in 1858 in the article Prohibition of Colored Persons, "Who believes that the Whites and Blacks can ever amalgamate in America? Or who wishes it to happen? Nature has set an impassable seal against it. Besides, is not America for the Whites? And is it not better so?"
Source: Noverr, Douglas A., et al. Walt Whitman's Selected Journalism. United States, University of Iowa Press, 2015, pg. 52.
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As Whitman wrote during Reconstruction, "As if we had not strained the voting and digestive caliber of American Democracy to the utmost for the last fifty years with the millions of ignorant foreigners, we have now infused a powerful percentage of blacks, with about as much intellect and calibre (in the mass) as so many baboons."
Source: Reynolds, David S. Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography. Vintage, 1996. pg. 470. Otaverse ( talk) 16:56, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Under the subhead "Civil War Years," toward the end of the 4th paragraph is a reference to the establishment of Whitman's "nickname," but it's not stated anywhere in the article. Looking elsewhere I found: "Bard of Democracy" (also found in the article end notes under "Exhibitions"). Here is the sentence that could be improved by adding, "Bard of Democracy" after "nickname": The fifty-cent pamphlet defended Whitman as a wholesome patriot, established the poet's nickname and increased his popularity.[89]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.178.181.214 ( talk) 21:26, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
Although the article makes some reference to Whitman being raised in less than affluent circumstances, oddly no mention is made of his parents' occupations; virtually all biographical sources state that Walter Whitman was a carpenter and house-builder, who at one point tried farming. Given virtually all biographical articles seem to mention such details, it seems like a somewhat surprising omission here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.145.180.14 ( talk • contribs) 17:06, 1 July 2021 (UTC)