POETRY & PATIENCE.

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    • Subject Terms:
      LEAVES of Grass (Poem : Whitman)
    • Subject Terms:
      WHITMAN, Walt, 1819-1892
    • Abstract:
      The article presents the personal experience of the author on their age and the concept of being in the middle of their life. They mention their son's comment about getting weaker in the second half of life. It discusses Walt Whitman and his creative process in writing "Leaves of Grass." The author ponders the idea of never-being-done in creative work and share a personal experience with a poet during the pandemic and the impact of receiving and reading the poet's poems.