When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer Study Guide

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by Walt Whitman

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer is a poem that extols the virtues of true connection to the natural world. In the poem, the speaker is listening to an astronomer explain things with charts and figures and diagrams, but finds himself sick of such technical things; it isn't until he goes outside and actually looks at the stars that he feels at peace. This poem explores themes of spirituality, true wisdom, and nature.

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