Tushers
Noctwisaskfirtush
+224|7170|Some where huntin in Wisconsin
how does this poem show transcendentalism

In a dream-like state,
out of the body,
into the spirit.
On the blue-green edge of reality.

Becoming weightless, I am only aware
of a subsonic pulse: a heartbeat.

I feel your presence, the palm of your hand
on top of my head. It presses me down
into subliminal depths,
your air inflating my lungs.

Your nearness impacts like mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Your breath swells a fullness upon my lips.
Your tongue tastes of pollen sweetness.
Your words pulse in my throat.

Swollen, I am bathed with inspiration.
The life of your thoughts flutters within me,
like a first and sudden quickening
of spawned poetic progeny:
Immaculate and mysterious...

* * * *

Bumble bees are not designed to fly;
they rise awkwardly yet somehow
manage to land with grace -
like our words with their short, inadequate
and ephemeral wings:
Poetry in motion.


if i dont get this done i fail english lawls fuck
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7192|67.222.138.85
I think if you knew what transcendentalism was it would be a lot easier. Probably something good to wiki.
Tushers
Noctwisaskfirtush
+224|7170|Some where huntin in Wisconsin
yea i should prolly stop going to her class stoned meh fuck it to wiki!
cowami
OY, BITCHTITS!
+1,106|6775|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Lulz, we did Walt Whitman last year in English.

Which poem is this again? So I can go dig out my notes.
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HurricaИe
Banned
+877|6446|Washington DC
Transcendentalism was all about breaking away from the norms of society, as Emerson said, to "trust thyself." Emerson (the biggest transcendentalist) said that to transcend, you must be connected to nature. The first stanza sort of says it all... Emerson figured that by transcending you would become the "transparent eyeball"... you'd observe the world around you without judgment or something like that.

I had an exam that included Emerson / transcendentalists, bah I hate this sort of stuff.
Tushers
Noctwisaskfirtush
+224|7170|Some where huntin in Wisconsin
why thank u that acctually helped alot +1 for joo
nukchebi0
Пушкин, наше всё
+387|6809|New Haven, CT
I just went over this junk in English, and to be honest, Robert Frost and T.S. Eliot are way better than Walt Whitman.
cowami
OY, BITCHTITS!
+1,106|6775|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

nukchebi0 wrote:

I just went over this junk in English, and to be honest, Robert Frost and T.S. Eliot are way better than Walt Whitman.
But you gotta admit, hiding homosexuality in that poem was damned good on his part.
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nukchebi0
Пушкин, наше всё
+387|6809|New Haven, CT

cowami wrote:

nukchebi0 wrote:

I just went over this junk in English, and to be honest, Robert Frost and T.S. Eliot are way better than Walt Whitman.
But you gotta admit, hiding homosexuality in that poem was damned good on his part.
Frost was better than Whitman at hiding sexual themes.

Edit: Yes, though.

Last edited by nukchebi0 (2008-01-17 21:05:30)

Tushers
Noctwisaskfirtush
+224|7170|Some where huntin in Wisconsin
wooot passing the class lawls lets see if i can pass the fucking exam lol thanks alot guys time to go get blazed!!!
AWSMFOX
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no.

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HurricaИe
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Tushers wrote:

wooot passing the class lawls lets see if i can pass the fucking exam lol thanks alot guys time to go get blazed!!!
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