Walt Whitman was “America’s poet” for much of the 19th and 20th century. But the suggestive subtext of his stanzas was too problematic for some readers. 1. His Poems Were ProblematicTo his fans, Walt Whitman was...
My dad dated a stupid girl, and one night at a movie, she outdid herself. As the credits roll, she asks my dad a question so dumb, he’s never forgotten it.