May 31, 2019
May 31st marks Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday. In honor of the man known as America’s “bard of democracy,” we explore diverse aspects of Whitman’s life and legacy - from sexuality to spirituality, poetics to place.
Image: Walt Whitman by George C. Cox, 1887. Source: Library of Congress
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