books September 7, 2022 The Democracy Walt Whitman Wanted Ian Beacock The New Republic A new book argues that Whitman’s celebration of fellow feeling could unite America today.
poetry October 30, 2020 Election Day, 1884 Walt Whitman The great American Bard Walt Whitman (1819-1892) celebrates what all citizens must do next Tuesday: VOTE!!
poetry July 19, 2019 Leaves of Crass Jeff Balch Evanston Round Table Illinois poet Jeff Balch takes some liberties with Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” turning the verse into something like the voice of our president, if he were poetic.
May 2, 2019 Tidbits - May 2, 2019 - Reader Comments: Venezuela Eyewitness Reports; Impeachment debate; Anita Hill; Ilhan Omar; Higher Minimum Wage; Walt Whitman; Pete Seeger; Hubble Measurements; Racism and Women's Suffrage; and more.... Portside Reader Comments: Eyewitness Reports from Caracas, Venezuela; Impeachment debate; Anita Hill; Ilhan Omar; Higher Minimum Wage; Walt Whitman; Pete Seeger Tribute; Hubble Measurements; Racism and Women's Suffrage; lots of Announcements and more....
April 28, 2019 Walt Whitman’s Guide to a Thriving Democracy Mark Edmundson The Atlantic America had a mind shaped by its Founders, but the country needed the poet to discover its spirit.
poetry May 31, 2019 Walt Whitman: Citizen Poet Poetry Foundation May 31, 2019, is the 200th birthday of the seminal American poet
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