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WALT WHITMAN: POET OF DEMOCRACY, A LIVING HISTORY PRESENTATION

A Living History Presentation

"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes." In this costumed, living history presentation, Carrol Peterson portrays the larger-than-life Walt Whitman, discusses his views on poetry and politics in America, and recounts his Civil War experience. This dramatic and entertaining presentation engages the audience in a discussion of Whitman and encourages further reading of his works. Adult and high school audiences.

Carrol D. Peterson is a retired professor of English from Doane College, Nebraska. He has published articles on Shakespeare, Homer, and many other poets. He has created other one-man shows about great literary figures, including Thomas Paine, Jack London, and James Thurber and has performed them throughout the country. He has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Arkansas.