Poet Walt Whitman died March 26 at his home in Camden, New Jersey. He was 72. Whitman’s friends Thomas B. Harned and Horace L. Tranbell and his physician Alexander McAlister were with him when he died ...

Had it not been for classical music, and opera in particular, Walt Whitman's poetry would probably never have been written. It sounds a ridiculously bold, even nonsensical claim to make, yet Whitman ...

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 ...

Photographer George C. Cox captured this photo in 1887. The image is said to have been Whitman’s favorite from the photo session. “I congratulate you at the beginning of a great career,” so wrote ...

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman with a new stamp in its Literary Arts series, "commemorating the life, work and words of the poet some revere as ...

‘This is no book” announced Walt Whitman, in the poem that ended the 1860 edition of his “Leaves of Grass”: “Who touches this touches a man.” For some readers, that was rather too close for comfort. A ...

When Walt Whitman was born, in 1819, democracy had existed in America for less than 50 years—it was still a new experiment. During the time that he was growing up and developing as a poet, he ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Cincinnati-based poet is this year’s winner of the Walt Whitman Award for a debut book. The Academy of American Poets told The Associated Press on Thursday that Emily Skaja was cited ...

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Members of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret rehearse for a performance that examines Walt Whitman's legacy, " Contradict This! A Birthday Funeral for Heroes." (Emma Lee/WHYY) When the Delaware River Port ...