The story of Walt Whitman’s remarkable life (1819-1892), the turbulent era in which he lived, and the timeless poetry he created. Interweaving narration and dramatic readings with captivating period ...

Photograph showing Union soldiers with rifles at attention in front of the Capitol. May 13, 1861. Courtesy: Library of Congress Whitman was forty-two years old when the Civil War started. Some critics ...

The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a shooting on I-95 South near the Walt Whitman Bridge after a man was shot in ...

Trump’s cuts to the N.E.A. and the N.E.H. will leave America depleted. By Elisa New A critic for the Book Review finds joy — and inspiration — in engaging with readers via the comments forums on his ...

Walt Whitman rises from a hardscrabble boyhood in Long Island and Brooklyn to write the masterpiece Leaves of Grass in 1855 that revolutionizes literature Many of his most famous poems are profiled ...