Name: O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman by Poetaster
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: The Bard of Democracy, as Whitman was known, might sound a bit too much in most countries, but in the USA it's showing maximum respect. This poem, written on the death of Abraham Lincoln, became so popular that it rather overshadowed Whitman's magnum opus, Leaves of Grass, which irritated him. You might also know it from the Robin Williams film Dead Poets' Society.

This is much more focused on doubt and the challenge of choosing than it at first appears.

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The Bard of Democracy, as Whitman was known, might sound a bit too much in most countries, but in the USA it's showing maximum respect. This poem, written on the death of Abraham Lincoln, became so popular that it rather overshadowed Whitman's magnum opus, Leaves of Grass, which irritated him. You might also know it from the Robin Williams film Dead Poets' Society.

O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman

Not trained (at this anyway).
Just hoping they give you some pleasure.
Tell me if you've a favourite poem you'd like me to post.

O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman

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