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Leaves of Grass

1855
Independently published

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Walt Whitman
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Walt Whitman: The Original Substacker

Publishing needs his democratic spirit.
by Sam Kahn via UnHerd on December 13, 2024

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Walt Whitman

Brag and Humblebrag: Walt Whitman’s Encounters

Walt Whitman was a champion self-advertiser, maven of the brag and the humblebrag.
by Maureen N. McLane via London Review of Books
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on May 22, 2025
View of Brooklyn from Trinity Church, 1853.
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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
Portrait of Walt Whitman.

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

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
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on May 27, 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
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