Dec 20
1. “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”- Walt Whitman Walt Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” was first published in the second edition of Leaves of Grass in 1856. Originally, this poem was titled “Sun-Down Poem.” In 1860, this poem was revised and renamed “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” in order to better reflect the poem’s main focus (Nelson). Written …
Dec 01
As New York was healing from the wounds inflicted by the September 11th terror attacks, an Irish rock band that had toured across the world wrote a song about the brave spirit of the city they had come to love. “New New York” is a song written in June 2002 by The Cranberries. This song …