O Captain, My Captain

Presents a reading of Walt Whitman's poem O Captain, My Captain in three sections that lend mood, feeling and tempo to the work. Shows a sailing ship in the first section, the words of the poem superimposed over visuals of Lincoln and Civil War scenes in the second section and scenes superimposed over pictures of national heroes in the third section.

More in Reading Poetry Series

  1. O Captain, My Captain 1971
  2. The Creation 1971
  3. Haiku 1972

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record