Chris Abraham

Bartleby, the Scrivener, by Herman Melville: While this short story is over 166-years-old, I find myself referencing this Melville classic almost every single day. It's even a current t-shirt meme. Here's the full text. If you love me, you should read this. If only to be in on the joke. "Ah Bartleby! Ah humanity!"
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Gather Ye Rosebuds by Robert Herrick: If you've ever taken an early American literature course in college, this is indeed a class favorite. "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" is a poem written by English Cavalier poet Robert Herrick in the 17th century. First published in 1648 as number 208 in a volume of verse entitled Hesperides, it is perhaps one of the most famous poems to extol the notion of carpe diem, a philosophy that recognizes the brevity of life and, therefore, the need to live for and in the moment.
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I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman: In memoriam on Memorial Day and in memory of the death of Walk Whitman 200 years ago, America's poet.
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I Sing the Body Electric by Walt Whitman: On the celebration of the 200th anniversary of America's bard, here's to Walt Whitman, America's poet.
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Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking by Walt Whitman: What a wonderful song, what a wonderful poem, from Walt Whitman, heralding the Summertime.
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Song of Myself by Walt Whitman: To me, this is the most important poem ever written and shared with the world, more important to what it is to be an American than the Constitution, Bill of Rights, The Gettysburg Address, or even the Declaration of Independence. The I Have a Dream speech is this poem's brother.
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Song of Myself, XI by Walt Whitman: One of Walt Whitman's most innocently sensual poems indeed.
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Song Of Myself, XXIV by Walt Whitman: This poem contains one of my favorite stanzas, "Unscrew the locks from the doors! / Unscrew the doors themselves from their jambs! / Whoever degrades another degrades me, / And whatever is done or said returns at last to me."
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Full Text: In honor of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald finally going out of copyright and becoming public domain, I am sharing the full text of this slight but magnificent novel in full for your enjoyment. Enjoy!
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The Pure Contralto Sings In The Organ Loft by Walt Whitman: I don't know why I remember it, but the line, "the pure contralto sings in the organ loft," seared itself into my brain—maybe because "contralto" was a new word to me.
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