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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Good Lord do I hate Walt Whitman. The other reviewer of this volume has been brainwashed. He believes Whitman is any good (let alone the best thing in the volume) because he's been told to believe it. Whitman is trash. Whitman didn't write poetry. Whitman is the worst thing to ever happen to American poetry. Imagine worshipping Whitman and denigrating Longfellow -- Longfellow!
Read volume 1 and 2. Stickney and Lanier are real su'prises. Took me forever because Melville is a tough read even at his best. Volume 1 really didn't have any su'prises. I would say read Cullen Bryant if you haven't already. I also read American Poetry: 17th and 18th Century which I would also suggest. I have American poetry: 20th Century volumes 1 and 2 on my shelf (although I am getting tired of Ezra, Stevens, Eliot) which I look forward to reading.
I would suggest reading the 19th century because John Hollander edited the volumes and he has good taste.
I would suggest reading the 19th century because John Hollander edited the volumes and he has good taste.