O Captain! My Captain!

O Captain! My Captain!

by Walt Whitman

In honor of President’s Day, LibriVox brings you thirteen versions of O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. This classic poem was written by Whitman following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It appears in Leaves of Grass, Whitman’s masterpiece of a poetry collection and is considered by many to be one of his greatest poems. This was the LibriVox Weekly Poetry Project for the week of February 19th, 2006.(Summary by Annie Coleman)

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Poetry History Non-Fiction Drama Tragedy

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Death Ship Journey Loss America Civil War Patriotism Poetry Walt Whitman Abraham Lincoln Mourning Leadership Elegy Captain

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Walt Whitman

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Walter Whitman  was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman i...

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