Facebook Post: 2011-05-23T18:24:39 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43079565?gt1=43001 https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43079565?gt1=43001 Share this:LinkedInTwitterFacebookTumblrLike this:Like Loading... By Dan Granot I chose the Shorter Whitman because of his work, "Song of Myself" and because of my self-deprecating sense of humor. I am under no illusion that I can write successful essays or poetry, but I have been known to write them anyway. View all of Dan Granot's posts.