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Walt Whitman
May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892
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Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman
1855
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Walt Whitman: The Original Substacker
Publishing needs his democratic spirit.
by
Sam Kahn
via
UnHerd
on
December 13, 2024
How the American Civil War Gave Walt Whitman a Call to Action
Mark Edmundson on the great American poet as a defender of democracy.
by
Mark Edmundson
via
Literary Hub
on
April 16, 2021
What Walt Whitman Knew About Democracy
For the great American poet, the peculiar qualities of grass suggested a way to resolve the tension between the individual and the group.
by
Mark Edmundson
via
The Wall Street Journal
on
April 15, 2021
Walt Whitman's Boys
To appreciate who Whitman was, we have to reinterpret the poet in ways that have made generations of critical gatekeepers uncomfortable.
by
Jeremy Lybarger
via
Boston Review
on
May 30, 2019
Should Walt Whitman Be #Cancelled?
Black America talks back to "The Good Gray Poet" at 200.
by
Lavelle Porter
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JSTOR Daily
on
April 17, 2019
The Complicated Fight Over Walt Whitman's Sole Surviving NYC Home
A somewhat neglected vinyl-sided house is now at the center of a literary legacy battle.
by
Jim O'Grady
via
Gothamist
on
July 26, 2018
When Wilde Met Whitman
As he told a friend years later, "the kiss of Walt Whitman is still on my lips."
by
Michèle Mendelssohn
via
Literary Hub
on
July 16, 2018
When Walt Whitman’s Poems Were Rejected for Being Too Timely
"1861" is just so 1861.
by
Emily Temple
via
Literary Hub
on
May 31, 2018
Fine Specimens
How Walt Whitman became the quintessential poet of disability and death.
by
David S. Reynolds
via
New York Review of Books
on
March 11, 2018
Walt Whitman—Patriotic Poet, Gay Iconoclast, or Shrewd Marketing Ploy?
Americans tend to think of Walt Whitman as the embodiment of democracy and individualism, but have you ever considered Walt Whitman, the brand?
by
Lisa Hix
via
Collectors Weekly
on
May 3, 2016
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Mettlesome, Mad, Extravagant City
In the streets of New York, we try to imagine the city as Walt Whitman, and other artists of his time, experienced it.
by
Ed Ayers
on
September 21, 2023
Whitman, Melville, & Julia Ward Howe: A Tale of Three Bicentennials
The difference between the careers and reputations of the three famous authors is about gender as well as genius.
by
Elaine Showalter
via
New York Review of Books
on
May 27, 2019
Out From Behind This Mask
A Barthesian bristle and the curious power of Walt Whitman’s posthumous eyelids.
by
D. Graham Burnett
via
The Public Domain Review
on
July 27, 2017
The Poetics of History from Below
All good storytellers tell a big story within a little story, and so do all good historians.
by
Marcus Rediker
via
Perspectives on History
on
September 1, 2010
The Prudence and Principles of Martin Van Buren
The eighth president defined the future of politics.
by
Daniel N. Gullotta
via
Law & Liberty
on
February 12, 2025
The Return of American Exuberance
Trump's foreign policy is not as unprecedented as it seems.
by
Adam Rowe
via
Compact
on
January 20, 2025
The First Punch
There are uncanny parallels between the elections of 2024 and 1856, with one big exception: in 1856, it was the political left that was on the offensive.
by
Matthew Karp
via
Harper’s
on
December 5, 2024
Climate Change Comes for Baseball
The summer sport is facing big questions about how it will adapt.
by
Ellen Cushing
via
The Atlantic
on
November 2, 2024
Springsteen's U.S.A.
Steven Hyden's new book about Bruce Springsteen's iconic "Born in the U.S.A" album is the product of a lifelong passion for the music of "The Boss."
by
Matt Hanson
via
American Purpose
on
July 1, 2024
"A Fiendish Fascination"
The representation of Jews in antebellum popular culture reveals that many Americans found them both cartoonishly villainous and enticingly exotic.
by
David S. Reynolds
via
New York Review of Books
on
February 1, 2024
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