American Literature / Unit 17 AML 1628 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"A Supermarket in California" and the Whitman Debt
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The idea
The anchor describes his style as long free Whitmanesque lines that find rhythm in everyday American speech and carry shockingly personal confessions. "A Supermarket in California," from the same book, walks through a neon supermarket in the company of Walt Whitman.
In practice
Long lines, and Whitman for a companion.
Where people slip
The debt is to Whitman's line, not his optimism.
Your place on the trail
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