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Song of the open road11/30/2023 ![]() ![]() So go out there while you can and be familiar with all the unfamiliar experiences that the world has to offer to you. And spending a part of your life in getting familiar with such wonders is a life well lived. You can read the travel accounts of the travelers from the past thousands of years ago from Ibn Batuta, Megasthenes, to Hiuen Tsang and many others –all of them have one thing in common which is that the world is full of wonders and people that are even unimaginable to the most creative minds. For whatever purpose the journey was undertaken, it has always been worth it. He is famous for his poems which always talk for independence, joy. About the poem / poet - Walt Whitman He is an American poet who is known as the The father of free verse. It is talent from the collection, Leaves of grass. But still travelling as an activity (and necessity) thrived. In this poem the poet is describing open road as his metaphoric journey of freedom, independance and sweet memories. Screenplay: Albert Mannheimer, based on a story by Irving Phillips and Edward Verdier. And what not threats traveling possessed before the age of renaissance. on 'Song of the Open Road' ('Poem of the Road' in the 18 editions of. ‘before me’ the poet is looking at the road ahead, his future life, his outlook for the upcoming journey (of life). WHITMANS 'POEM OF THE ROAD' HAROLD ASPIZ. ![]() Jack Hirschman Covers Walt Here's the poet and social activist reading 'Song of the Open Road.' It's not the greatest recording, but it's still pretty cool to hear one poet cover another. 'Song,' Part 2 and here's the second half. Have you ever wondered why does “travel” acquire such an important seat in the politics of human life? Why it has been such a crucial potter in the shaping of human history?Įven before the age of Facebook and Instagram, people travelled miles and miles across oceans and mountains despite travel being so uncomfortable and sometimes even life threatening. Indicates the path in life is open wide for the poet/ person to make any choice he wants. 'Song,' Part 1 Here's the first half of a great reading, complete with photos of Walt. I find myself rummaging through various sections of the unorganized library of my thoughts to look for a strand that I might be able to deconstruct into a readable article that somehow relates to travel.įinally picking on a strand of thought that needed some dusting and polishing before it could be put into words here I am with a travel thought, if it can be considered so (what are labels anyway but mere words!). In my previous articles, I have already written about how travelling is an experience and not a mere sight seeing activity, how it is not something that will change your life but rather a medium that might change your perception on things, how it is not the destination itself that gives meaning to the act of travelling but the situations, people and emotions encountered on the way to reach that destination. Appreciation of the poem ‘Song of the Open Road’ ‘Song of the Open Road’ is a classic travel poem written by Walt Whitman. ![]()
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