He liked especially any allusion, serious or jocular, to his poems ... for periodicals under his full name, Walter Whitman, after which he discarded "Walter" for Walt); editing newspapers and ...

This engaging film tells 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 ...

On July 4 th, 1855, Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass, a collection of twelve untitled free verse poems.The book’s preface serves as response to Emerson, reiterating his ideas on beauty and ...

When George's name was published on a list of wounded soldiers in the newspapers in December 1862, Walt hurried ... occasionally read the poems aloud. In April 1865 Whitman was in Brooklyn ...

Walt Whitman's small notebook, now disbound, had this black leather cover when the poet carried it in his coat pocket. Whitman first saw Lincoln when the president-elect visited New York on his ...

Walt Whitman's ego ... of Leaves of Grass, Whitman called on Emerson and discussed the book. Emerson advised the younger man to cut out the more overtly sexual poems, but, even after hearing ...