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A Noiseless Patient Spider
"A Noiseless Patient Spider" is a short poem by Walt Whitman. It was originally part of his poem "Whispers of Heavenly Death", written expressly for ''The Broadway, A London Magazine'', issue 10 (October 1868), numbered as stanza "3." It was retitled "A Noiseless Patient Spider" and reprinted as part of a larger cluster in ''Passage to India'' (1871). The poem was later published in Whitman's poetry collection ''Leaves of Grass.'' The poem has inspired other poets and musical compositions for its theme of the individual soul in relation to the world. Publications Original publication The first version of the poem, published in 1868, appears below. The later published versions do not differ substantially from the original.A noiseless, patient spider, I mark'd, where, on a little promontory; it stood, isolated; Mark'd how, to explore the vacant, vast surrounding, It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself; Ever unreeling them-- ever tirelessly speeding th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whispers Of Heavenly Death- A Noiseless Patient Spider
A whisper is a sound produced by whispering. Whisper(s) or The Whisper(s) may also refer to: Fictional characters * Whisper (''Fable''), from the video game ''Fable'' * Whisper (''Transformers''), from ''Transformers: Micromasters'' * Whisper A'Daire, from the DC Comics supervillain team Intergang * Whisper the Wolf, from the IDW Publishing comic series ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' * The Whisper (Arrowverse), from the TV series ''Batwoman'' Films * ''Whisper'' (film), a 2007 American horror film directed by Stewart Hendler * ''Whispers'' (1920 film), an American comedy drama film directed by William P. S. Earle * ''Whispers'' (1990 film), a Canadian horror film based on the novel by Dean Koontz Music Groups * Mosaic Whispers, or The Whispers, a Washington University co-ed a cappella group * Ray Brown & the Whispers, a 1960s Australian rock band * The Whispers, an American R&B singing group Albums * ''Whisper'' (EP), by VIXX LR, or the title song, 2017 * ''Whispers'' (Passenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection '' Leaves of Grass'', which was described as obscene for its overt sensuality. Born in Huntington on Long Island, Whitman resided in Brooklyn as a child and through much of his career. At the age of 11, he left formal schooling to go to work. Later, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, and a government clerk. Whitman's major poetry collection, ''Leaves of Grass'', was first published in 1855 with his own money and became well known. The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic. He continued expanding and revising it until hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage To India (Whitman)
''Passage to India'' is a poetry collection published by Walt Whitman in 1871. The first edition was 120 pages long and held seventy-four poems, including twenty-three or twenty-four first published in the collection. Whitman likely intended the work as a supplementary volume to his collection '' Leaves of Grass'' and included it as part of some copies of that year's edition of ''Leaves of Grass''. The following year all of the supplement was included as part of ''Leaves of Grass'', but it was a separate volume for the 1876 edition and the supplement '' Two Rivulets'' was instead included as part of ''Leaves of Grass''. In the 1881 ''Leaves of Grass'' both the poems contained in ''Passage to India'' and ''Two Rivulets'' were distributed throughout ''Leaves of Grass''. The poetry collection's title poem, "Passage to India", was Whitman's last major poem. Whitman wrote it in 1869 after the Suez Canal was first opened. E. M. Forster titled '' A Passage to India'', a 1924 novel, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaves Of Grass
''Leaves of Grass'' is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman. Though it was first published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and rewriting ''Leaves of Grass'', revising it multiple times until his death. There have been held to be either six or nine individual editions of ''Leaves of Grass'', the count varying depending on how they are distinguished. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades—the first edition being a small book of twelve poems, and the last, a compilation of over 400. The collection of loosely connected poems represents the celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity and praises nature and the individual human's role in it. Rather than focusing on religious or spiritual matters, ''Leaves of Grass'' focuses primarily on the body and the material world. With one exception, its poems do not rhyme or follow standard rules for meter and line length. ''Leaves of Grass'' is regarded by many scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Verse
Free verse is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French '' vers libre'' form. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. Definition Free verse does not "proceed by a strict set of rules … is not a literary type, and does not conform to a formal structure." It is not considered to be completely free. In 1948, Charles Allen wrote, "The only freedom cadenced verse obtains is a limited freedom from the tight demands of the metered line." Free verse contains some elements of form, including the poetic line, which may vary freely; rhythm; strophes or strophic rhythms; stanzaic patterns and rhythmic units or cadences. It is said that verse is free "when it is not primarily obtained by the metered line." Donald Hall goes as far as to say that "the ''form'' of free verse is as binding and as liberating as the ''form'' of a rondeau," and T. S. Eliot wrote, "No verse is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvin E'tesami
Parvin E'tesami (1907 – April 5, 1941) also known as Rakhshandeh Etesami ( fa, رخشنده اعتصامی), and Parvin Etesami ( fa, پروین اعتصامی), was an Iranian 20th-century Persian poet. Life Parvin E'tesami was born in 1907 in Tabriz to parent, Mirza Yussef Etessami Ashtiani (E'tesam-al-Molk). Her paternal grandfather was Mirza Ebrahim Khan Mostawfi Etesam-al-Molk. Her grandfather Mirza Ebrahim Khan Mostawfi Etesam-al-Molk was originally from Ashtiyan, but moved to Tabriz and was appointed financial controller of the province of Azerbaijan by the Qajar administration. E'tesami had four brothers, her mother died in 1973. Her family moved to Tehran early in her life, and in addition to the formal schooling, she obtained a solid understanding of Arabic and classical Persian literature from her father. At the age of 8 she started writing poems. She studied at the Iran Bethel School in Tehran, an American high school for girls where she graduated in 1924. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Fuchs
Kenneth Daniel Fuchs (born July 1, 1956) is a Grammy Award-winning American composer. He currently serves as Professor of Music Composition at the University of Connecticut (Storrs). Music Kenneth Fuchs's fifth Naxos recording with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta won the 2018 Grammy Award in the category Best Classical Compendium. The Recording Academy announced the accolade in the most coveted Classical category at the 61st annual awards ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, February 10, 2019. Fuchs has composed music for orchestra, band, voice, chorus, and various chamber ensembles. With Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, he created three chamber musicals:''The Great Nebula in Orion, A Betrothal,'' and ''Brontosaurus'', which were originally presented by Circle Repertory Company in New York City. Fuchs's operatic monodrama ''Falling Man'' (text by Don DeLillo, adapted by J. D. McClatchy) was presented at the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballooning (spider)
Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents and electric fields. A 2018 study concluded that electric fields provide enough force to lift spiders in the air, and possibly elicit ballooning behavior. This is primarily used by spiderlings to disperse; however, larger individuals have been observed doing so as well. The spider climbs to a high point and takes a stance with its abdomen to the sky, releasing fine silk threads from its spinneret until it becomes aloft. Journeys achieved vary from a few metres to hundreds of kilometres. Even atmospheric samples collected from balloons at five kilometres altitude and ships mid-ocean have reported spider landings. Ballooning can be dangerous (due to predators, and due to the unpredictable nature of long-distance ballooning, which may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 Poems
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