Whitman, Alabama — Season 1, Episode 1: Verse 1: Virginia Mae

Episode synopsis

97-year-old Virginia Mae reads the poem’s first verse and sets the tone for the entire project.

About Whitman, Alabama

For two years, filmmaker Jennifer Crandall crisscrossed Alabama, inviting people to look into a camera and share a part of themselves through the words of Walt Whitman's poem “Song of Myself.” A documentary in 52 parts - each representing one of the 52 verses penned by Whitman in 1855.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Verse 21: Creative Mindz Dance Crew
• E3Verse 37: John Graham & Chris Freeman
• E4Verse 43: On the Road
• E5Verse 17: Mariam Jalloh
• E6Verse 34: Beth Spivey
• E7Verse 16 : The Sullivans
• E8Verse 51: Donnie Goodin
• E9Verse 32: Laura and Brandon Reeder
• E10Verse 39: Jason Tabor
• E11Verse 26: Tim Chamblee
• E12Verse 4: Caden Grider