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Walt Whitman



bjones
Spain

Walt Whitman
 
Hello everybody!!

Summer holidays are just round the corner in Spain and I wanted my students to read some poetry in English. Some of them will be going to a different school next year so I �d like them to read a poem in front of an audience on the last day of term.

The thing is that I like a poem by Whitman but I only know the Spanish translation.

"No te detengas


No dejes que termine el d�a sin haber crecido un poco, sin haber sido feliz, sin haber aumentado tus sue�os (...)"

( It �s about the importance of dreaming and that we all can make a change ... )

Could anybody tell me what the original version is, please?
I �d be really thankful.

Nice week!!

23 May 2010      





yanogator
United States

Hi,

According to this website, it �s incorrectly attributed to Whitman:
 
 
Bruce

23 May 2010     



teresapr
Portugal

Poetry of Walt Whitman - Dont Let - No dejes  I think that �s what you �re looking for-
Have a nice week!

23 May 2010     



bjones
Spain

Yes, I had heard that before. Anyway, what I need is the poem in English; That �s all.


Thank U soooooo much!!

23 May 2010     



savvinka
Russian Federation

Dear Bjones!
I can �t answer yr question, as I don �t knoe the poem you are looking for.
But I like Whiteman �s poetry very much and want to share my favourite one with you. 
My sts recited it with pleasure because there �s an event in the poem and it �s very important for the actors to perform