A dramatic recitation of one of Walt Whitman’s poems will be held at the Jackson Center, helping to commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death. Submitted photo A dramatic recitation of one ...

During the Civil War era, the writer emerged as an emblem of the country’s dissonance. Now, in the midst of another all-consuming national crisis, his work feels uncannily relevant. By Jesse Green SIX ...

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Poetry enthusiasts can celebrate the works of Walt Whitman later this month during an evening of food, short films and live performances at the Venice Island Performing Arts Center. MORE EVENTS Arts ...

Since we are about three weeks in time from both Memorial Day and Independence Day and close to Flag Day on June 14, it’s a good time to reflect upon these American holidays through the words of ...

Jennifer Crandall spent the last two years traveling around Alabama, asking unsuspecting strangers to read from Walt Whitman's 1855 poem "Song of... Filmmaker Uses Whitman Poetry To Explore American ...

Drexel University students, members of the Writers Room community, Drexel faculty and staff, and Whitman fans from the Philadelphia region will read selections from "Song of Myself," "I Sing the ...

Ben Jacques taught English at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His collection of poems about work, Jackhammer Poems, was recently published. Is it you then that thought yourself less? The ...

Long before the current wave of book banning targeted titles including “The 1619 Project” and “Everywhere Babies,” Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” was banned from libraries across the United States.

While his place in American literary history is not quite as exalted as Shakespeare’s in the British tradition, Whitman is widely regarded and taught as the “poet of democracy,” the writer who set out ...