@article{wwqr 26459, author = {Jill Wacker}, title = {Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks}, volume = {12}, year = {1994}, url = {https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/wwqr/article/id/26459/}, issue = {2}, doi = {10.13008/2153-3695.1437}, abstract = {<p>Examines Whitman's journalism, focusing on his stories and editorials like "A Lazy Day" that present the author in a "slacker pose"; argues that while Whitman's "agitations for public space change over time," he "ultimately champions the notion of allocating higher grounds for public use, allowing all city-dwellers the opportunity to experience the all-encompassing power of the panoramic."</p>}, month = {10}, pages = {86-103}, issn = {2153-3695}, publisher={University of Iowa}, journal = {Walt Whitman Quarterly Review} }