The author discusses different perspectives on freedom from various American authors from the Civil War era.

The text discusses the beauty and significance of Yiddish poetry, focusing on recent musical projects that bring Yiddish poems to life.

Dr. Dara Barnat highlights Walt Whitman's impact on Jewish-American poets as they navigate their dual identity.

The text discusses the significance of initials in E.L. Doctorow's name, revealing that the "E" stands for Edgar, honoring Edgar Allan Poe, a favorite writer of Doctorow's father.