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Position:Home>Performing Arts> Poems: American Reflections?Question: Poems: American Reflections?I need a poem exploring a specific historical event that has influenced the United States. Any ideas on supjects? I'm looking for something written in a free verse style or a proes style. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Whitman wrote several poems about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. "O Captain My Captain" and "When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom??d" spring to mind. He also wrote extensively on the Civil War, all of which would be in 'Leaves of Grass'. |