A little author bio about Robert Michael Oliver
Creativist, Writer, Theatre Artist, Poet, Screenwriter, Educator, and DC resident for almost 40 years.
Few people realize that with Edgar Allan Poe’s Eureka: a prose poem Poe successfully fused the language of science with that of poetry. His imaginative speculation, similar in shape to a thought experiment, takes his audience on a fantastic journey through the cosmos, but not as an uninterested bystander. The journey that Poe offers his … Continue reading the story “Poe’s Eureka –The Fundraising Campaign“
Walt Whitman, 1854 As I prepare for Part 3 ofSong of Myself at Performetry this Sunday, November 17 at 3:00–on my way to a full performance of the Interdisciplinary Whitman Project in early spring–I am once again reminded of just how daunting its epic structure is. Although th poem sings America’s … Continue reading the … Continue reading the story “At Performetry: Walt Whitman’s ‘Song of Myself,’ an Ode to Empathy“
