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In 1858, the poet published a series of advice columns — titled "Manly Health and Training" — in which he recommends wearing a beard, taking a... Song Of My Self-Help: Follow Walt Whitman's 'Manly ...

The posthumous publication of "Song of Myself," a previously unpublished novel by the late gay activist and Walt Whitman scholar, Arnie Kantrowitz has been released. Song Of Myself is a gay man's ...

Walt Whitman’s iconic 1855 poem “Song of Myself” has stood the test of time and is now regarded as one of the most acclaimed and influential poems written by an American. New Jersey illustrator Allen ...

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Jalloh, a 14-year-old Muslim immigrant from Guinea, may seem like a surprising conduit for the writing of Whitman, a long-dead queer socialist poet from Brooklyn, but such incongruity is the active ...

Since Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, the famously banned poetry collection has inspired all kinds of contemporary artistic homages, including Breaking Bad subplots, illuminated ...

Sing a song of ourselves! An international theater group will perform its musical, multilingual take on Walt Whitman’s classic poem “Song of Myself” at two Brooklyn events this month, in celebration ...

This year marks Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, and what better way to salute the poet who gave us "Oh Captain! My Captain!" than with some happenings in and around Philadelphia. The legendary American ...

Song of Myself was included in Walt Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass. Whitman paid for the publication of the first edition himself. A Reading from 'O Captain, My Captain' Listen • 0:00 Walt ...