Walt Whitman on Coney Island
I know I did my best reading when I was alone that way - off in the woods or the shore. Long ago, when I was a young man, Coney Island was a favorite spot. At that time Coney Island had not the reputation it has now - it was a desert island - nobody went there.” Walt Whitman
I know this is not 2019 and NYBL exhibit is over & no live birthday celebration this year but this is my way of paying tribute and follow his footsteps.
Did he really say it ? I read it in the book. This quote is from the book. My love for CI wants to believe that he did. I will research this further but for now this makes me happy. Something in me wants to believe that somewhere on the sand between the ocean and amusement park two parallels of great American poet & some Ukrainian (Chernobyl) American girl met.
Walt Whitman on Coney Island
I know I did my best reading when I was alone that way - off in the woods or the shore. Long ago, when I was a young man, Coney Island was a favorite spot. At that time Coney Island had not the reputation it has now - it was a desert island - nobody went there.” Walt Whitman
I know this is not 2019 and NYBL exhibit is over & no live birthday celebration this year but this is my way of paying tribute and follow his footsteps.
Did he really say it ? I read it in the book. This quote is from the book. My love for CI wants to believe that he did. I will research this further but for now this makes me happy. Something in me wants to believe that somewhere on the sand between the ocean and amusement park two parallels of great American poet & some Ukrainian (Chernobyl) American girl met.