tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post7559974145030642648..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: Whitman: rot of the worst sortUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-15202190293752373652010-11-23T13:34:16.982-05:002010-11-23T13:34:16.982-05:00Despite his disavowal, I respect Whitman for havin...Despite his disavowal, I respect Whitman for having written this. I write about women who survived a later time, but think for a moment about how disastrous it would be for a wife back then--with no legal rights, no ability to make money, no AA--to be married to a drunken man. No wonder the issue rankled.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-41424599474047164492010-11-23T10:07:10.635-05:002010-11-23T10:07:10.635-05:00I can't believe I didn't know about this n...I can't believe I didn't know about this novel! It's so hard to imagine Whitman writing such a plot--I really want to read it now.Sarah Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108438381298177862noreply@blogger.com