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Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found

  • Written by Trevin Corsiglia, PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature and Thought, Washington University in St. Louis
Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than foundThough Walt Whitman insisted to friends that the moth was real – and landed on his finger spontaneously – it was a cardboard prop.Library of Congress

When I read and study Walt Whitman’s poetry, I often imagine what he would’ve done if he had a smartphone and an Instagram account.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, the poet...

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