I FIRST made acquaintance with Whitman’s writings when a newspaper notice of the earliest edition of Leaves of Grass reached me, in Paris, in the autumn of 1855. It was the most exhilarating piece of ...

As scholarship has made its importance to American letters more manifest, editions of the 1855 version of Whitman's masterpiece have multiplied. This one, prepared in honor of the poem's 150th ...

Much is known about the life of Brooklyn literary king Walt Whitman, but can you locate the residence where he penned his opus? In Wallabout, Whitman wrote the first version of his greatest and best ...

Walt Whitman, American poet, journalist and essayist, was born May 31, 1819, in West Hills, New York. His verse collection “Leaves of Grass” is a landmark in the history of American literature.

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A Virginia library had an "exciting return" when a copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass found its way back to the facility after being due back 50 years earlier. The Appomattox ...

Central Michigan University students, alumni and Mt. Pleasant community members came out to the lawn near Fabiano Botanical Garden pond for the 16th Annual Walt Whitman ‘Leaves of Grass’ Marathon ...

I And You. by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Imani Mitchell. December 3 – 28, 2025 Special Limited Production Not Included in ...

I celebrate myself, and sing myself,’ wrote Walt Whitman in his rhapsodic celebration of freedom, Leaves of Grass. ‘And what ...

For Leaves of Grass, pianist/composer Fred Hersch has set the poetry of Walt Whitman to music. Without a doubt that this is a very great record. Hersch's compositions, which showcase the singing of ...

2011.12.52.9a: A copy of Selections from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman with an attached bookmark (2011.12.52.9b). It is a faux, brown leatherbound hardcover book with a sewn binding. The book has ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A Virginia library had an "exciting return" when a copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass found its way back to the facility after being due back 50 years earlier. The Appomattox ...