280: Song of Ourselves? Walt Whitman and the American Imagination

Published: May 31, 2019, 7:44 p.m.

May 31st marks Walt Whitman\u2019s 200th birthday. In honor of the man known as America\u2019s \u201cbard of democracy,\u201d we explore diverse aspects of Whitman\u2019s life and legacy - from sexuality to spirituality, poetics to place.
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\nImage: Walt Whitman by George C. Cox, 1887. Source: Library of Congress
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