Scholarly, heavily researched and kind of a slog at times - I found myself skimming or skipping chapters that I was not interested in. However, there was interesting topics that I did stick around for.
Deep understanding of the history and identity of Jewish American poetry even though Walt Whitman himself was not Jewish.

this was fascinating! i didn’t read it in its entirety, as some of the chapters were more appealing to me than other, but the one featuring allen ginsberg’s poetry and reflecting on its connection with whitman’s was particularly thought-provoking. i can’t wait to revisit it!