A poetic experiment: Walt Whitman, interpreted by three animators - Justin Moore
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Take a journey through Walt Whitman's poem 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' with the help of three animators who each used a different animation style to bring this beautiful poem to life.
What specific words or phrases does Walt Whitman use to personify the spider and thus create a metaphor between the spider and the soul?
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- Educator Justin Moore
- Director Jeremiah Dickey, Lisa LaBracio, Biljana Labović
- Narrator Rives, Mahogany Browne, Joanna Hoffman
