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Question: Published in 1860, Walt Whitman's poem "I Sing the Body Electric" sparked discomfort and controversy. His celebration of both the male and female forms, the strength of women in particular, and the idea that the ancestors of enslaved peoples could be powerful and influential one day were revolutionary declarations at that time. In homage to my favorite poet. Billy Collins, I would like us all this week to simply enjoy this poem. Jump in and swim around in it. Billy Collins said teachers sometimes "tie a poem to a chair with rope, and torture a confession out of it." "I Sing the Body Electric" is truly a poem that could be examined for weeks on end! How about this week we do as Collins says and gently examine it. (The first time I read a poem, I like to read it through a couple of times without even worrying about "meaning": I like to let the words and their rhythm wash over me). Please share in this week's discussion forum your reactions to the poem and to the video. Please consider this week's forum discussion more informal and structured than our usual forum formats. You might want to reflect on the controversial aspects of the poem does that surprise you?). You might want to simply share how the poem and song make you feel. Perhaps you wonder how Whitman might be received as a poet in 2023.

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