Walt Whitman (1819-92) was the father of both American poetry and modern poetry in general. His monumental collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass," established free verse as the international norm for ...

Walt Whitman offers insights into social studies topics including the Civil War, the impact of war on soldiers and their families, American literary history, the history of New York City, the role ...

Long before the current wave of book banning, Walt Whitman’s poetry classic was banned from libraries across the United States. The backlash even cost Whitman his Interior Department job.

O Life!” by Walt Whitman. Poems not only punctuate many successful films – such as WH Auden’s “Funeral Blues” in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Thomas Hardy’s “Drummer Hodge” in ...

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman. 5/23/2020 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Join host Elisa New to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth. Aired 05/23/2020 | Expires ...

No list of inspirational poems is complete without at least one poem by the great Walt Whitman—he wrote Leaves of Grass, perhaps the most celebrated poetry book.

In April 1865 Whitman was in Brooklyn, visiting his family and going over proofs of Drum-Taps, poems inspired by the war, when Lincoln was assassinated. Whitman was devastated.

But even without its mention in the film, Walt Whitman’s poem deserves a spot on our list of the most famous poems ever written. Penned in 1865 as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, who was ...

Walt Whitman is born to Louisa and Walter Whitman in Huntington Township on Long Island, New York. He is the second of eight surviving children. His father will struggle to support the family as a ...

Steve Adubato and Co-host Jacqui Tricarico honor the life and careers of ground-breaking poets Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg, known for their controversial writing styles that challenged ...

Walt Whitman never publicly addressed his sexual orientation in his poems, essays or lectures. He lived from 1819 to 1892, a time when “gay” meant little more than “happy.” Biographical ...