... the experiences are recounted in a poem he wrote nearly 30 years later entitled "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry". In this poem the act of crossing suggested a passage from life to death and back to life, and the passage from poet to reader via the medium (transportation) of poetry. Another of Whitman's favorite childhood experiences was visiting his grandparents on Long Island. Whitman didn ... when it was first formed. Whitman's writing career didn't take off until after a few half-hearted attempts at teaching school and being a journalist for several New York papers, including the Sunday Tim...

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