Walt Whitman is born to Louisa and Walter Whitman in Huntington Township on Long Island, New York. He is the second of eight surviving children. His father will struggle to support the family as a ...

To appreciate the act of offering comfort for the victims of war, there are few better sources of inspiration than Walt Whitman, who spent more than three years volunteering his time during the U ...

Walt Whitman, gay love and a posthumous novel Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.

The Whitman at 200 pop-up exhibition includes early drawings and photographs of Walt Whitman. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY) Penn has a number of Whitman programs coming up, including a public art ...

And Walt Whitman wrote a long essay titled “Democratic Vistas.” The author of “ Leaves of Grass ” (1855), whose poems are still found in every anthology of American poetry, felt moved to ...

Walt Whitman is born to Louisa and Walter Whitman in Huntington Township on Long Island, New York. He is the second of eight surviving children. His father will struggle to support the family as a ...