Centre of equal daughters, equal sons, All, all alike endear'd, grown, ungrown, young or old, Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich, Perennial with the Earth ...

"Walt Whitman, an American": so the poet introduced himself in the first poem of his first collection, and so he continues to be read and received, by fellow Americans and foreigners alike. His ...

Emily Dickinson was a profound poet but most of her works were published after her death in 1886. This collection of poems ...

Whitman’s Brooklyn was an ancient Dutch settlement, a veritable hotbed of freethinking, Quakerism, and folksy religious poetry. Walter- - as he called himself while young- - could not travel the ...

Instead, Walt Whitman and the Civil War reveals the poet's active participation in the early Civil War period and elucidates his shock at the horrors of war months before his legendary journey to ...

Whenever I'm feeling down, I know I can find not only solace in poetry but true inspiration as well. No matter how sad I may be, I know a few Walt Whitman verses will remind me of how rare and ...

Few poets speak to the soul like Walt Whitman. His words pulse with life, urging you to see beauty in the ordinary, embrace imperfection, and find truth within yourself. Dive into these 20 ...

Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station kicks off 2025 with a Movie Night featuring a ...

They will share their words and poems to speak back to Walt Whitman in his own city. Walt’s dream of multitudes, of being “old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise,” still inspires ...

‘Depression and Other Magic Trick’ by Sabrina Benaim comforts me. ‘Leaves of Grass’ by Walt Whitman is one of the books I keep returning to. It is a poetry collection, and one poem, ‘A Song of Myself, ...