The uplifting words attributed to Walt Whitman continue to resonate with readers seeking hope through difficult times ...

In 1855, the twelve poems contained in the first edition of Leaves of Grass had no titles. The poet's self-identification ...

Hailed as America’s greatest poet, Walt Whitman wrote about what was happening on Long Island as well as throughout America: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though Walt Whitman insisted to friends that the moth was real – and landed on his finger spontaneously – it was a cardboard prop.

Title page and frontispiece spread of the first edition of Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: [printed for the author by Andrew and Thomas Rome], 1855 (courtesy of the Grolier Club, ...

At first glance, the busy Long Island town of Huntington may not seem like the place for a peaceful, historic walk. It is, however, the birthplace of Walt Whitman, and visitors, besides visiting his ...

This week Page-Turner is publishing a series on Walt Whitman. Previously, Jia Tolentino wrote about an unusual use of Whitman’s poetry at a drug court in Alabama, Dan Piepenbring wrote on Whitman’s ...

Eyeglasses, a walking stick, studio portraits and handwritten drafts of poems are among the artifacts scheduled for inclusion in the Library of Congress’ Whitman Bicentennial celebrations, a series of ...

The Morgan Library & Museum presents Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling, an exhibition exploring the rich history of storytelling through remarkable objects from the Morgan’s ...

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 ...

When you think of Walt Whitman, who was born on May 31, 1819, you probably picture the white-bearded poet who pioneered free verse and self-published the then-scandalous, now-classic Leaves of Grass.