By 
Justin Moore
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TED-Ed Original

A poetic experiment: Walt Whitman interpreted by three animators

Take a journey through Walt Whitman's poem 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' with the help of three animators who each used a different animation style to bring this beautiful poem to life.

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