But even without its mention in the film, Walt Whitman's poem deserves a spot on the list of the most famous poems ever ...

A CT history professor revisits the memorable election of 1884, 'one of the dirtiest in U.S. history,' which inspired a poem ...

Here’s another poem made famous by the film Dead Poets Society—and by the fact that Walt Whitman is, without question, one of ...

I first made acquaintance with Whitman's writings ... I bring to you no proud poem,' " I replied. O'Connor cried out, in his vehement way, "That's so, Walt, -- that's so!" "I think you are right ...

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 offers ... figure of the era, praised Whitman highly, as did many other reviewers. Whitman published a new edition of the book in 1860 containing poems that he hoped would help ...

Whitman wrote several poetic responses to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He came to detest his most famous, ‘O Captain! My Captain!’, and in ‘When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd’ Lincoln ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

246 Old Walt Whitman Road ... Interpretive Center Here visitors can delve deeply into Whitman’s life and poetry through a series of engaging exhibits that trace the poet’s development from ...

for a “Redeemer President,” Lincoln is the one figure in Whitman’s poetry that is permitted to cast a shadow over the poet himself; for this reason, it is easy to see why critics evinced from an early ...

24—In these fractious times, Santa Fe Pro Musica has gathered poets, musicians and actors to build community around the works of Walt Whitman ... version of Whitman's famous poem "Song of ...