Poetry enthusiasts can celebrate the works of Walt Whitman later this month during an evening of food, short films and live performances at the Venice Island Performing Arts Center. MORE EVENTS Arts ...
Walt Whitman (1819-92) was the father of both American poetry and modern poetry in general. His monumental collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass," established free verse as the international norm for ...
Walt Whitman, Author, Peter Strauss, Read by Warner Adult $9.98 (0p) ISBN 978-1-59483-558-2 This Whitman guide-one of the first six installments in Hachette Audio's new study guide series-is the audio ...
In 1860, writing the third of six editions of his book “Leaves of Grass,” behemoth of American poetry Walt Whitman proclaimed what would follow him. “I announce greater offspring, orators, days, and ...
Had it not been for classical music, and opera in particular, Walt Whitman's poetry would probably never have been written. It sounds a ridiculously bold, even nonsensical claim to make, yet Whitman ...
The rainbow flag billowing in the wind at the intersection of Market and Castro streets can be spotted from Daniel Redman's home in the Castro District. Facing toward the window, Redman closes his ...
Shocked at the election of their next president, many Americans at the end of 2016 turned to social media, petitions, polls, and the streets in protest. A century and a half ago, shocked at the ...