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Walt Whitman
Whitman's New York - The National Poet - What's Your View? - Timeline
- Learn More - Teacher's Guide
"Walt Whitman offers insights into social studies topics including
the Civil War, the impact of war on soldiers and their families, American
literary history, the history of New York City, the role of creative
expression in response to political and military events, and more."
(PBS)
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One Life:
Walt Whitman, a Kosmos 
"This exhibit about the poet Walt Whitman features a
timeline of Whitman's life illustrated primarily with portraits
of the poet.
It also includes an introduction to the poet, an essay, audio excerpts
from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," audio of Whitman reading
"America," and profiles of some of "Whitman's heirs"
(such as jazz musician Charlie Parker and painter Jackson Pollock)."
From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
(npg.si.edu)
- Walt Whitman
(Wikipedia)
1 Early life
2 Poetry
3 Political views
4 American Civil War
5 Later life
6 Manuscripts
7 Influence on later poets
8 Whitman and homosexuality
9 Chronology
10 Cultural references
11 Selected works
12 Notes
13 External links
- The Walt Whitman
Archive (whitmanarchive.org)
"Visit for a biography, contemporary literary criticism,
a gallery of photographs, and complete e-texts of many of his
works.
My favorite click is a thirty-six second MP3 audio clip
of what is thought to be Whitman reciting four lines from his "America"
poem." (Education World)
- Walt
Whitman (classroomelectric.org)
- with "images of original manuscripts, rare photographs,
notebooks, scrapbooks, letters..."
Listening :
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One Life:
Walt Whitman, a Kosmos
"This exhibit about the poet Walt Whitman features a timeline
of Whitman's life illustrated primarily with portraits of the poet.
It also includes an introduction to the poet, an essay, audio
excerpts from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," audio of Whitman
reading "America," and profiles of some of "Whitman's
heirs" (such as jazz musician Charlie Parker and painter Jackson
Pollock)."
From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
(npg.si.edu)
- The Walt Whitman
Archive (whitmanarchive.org)
"My favorite click is a thirty-six second MP3 audio
clip of what is thought to be Whitman reciting four lines from
his "America" poem." (Education World)
'Leaves of Grass' :
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One Life:
Walt Whitman, a Kosmos
"This exhibit about the poet Walt Whitman features a timeline
of Whitman's life illustrated primarily with portraits of the poet.
It also includes an introduction to the poet, an essay, audio
excerpts from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," audio
of Whitman reading "America," and profiles of some of "Whitman's
heirs" (such as jazz musician Charlie Parker and painter Jackson
Pollock)."
From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
(npg.si.edu)
- 'Leaves
of Grass' (Wikipedia)
1 Overview
2 Editions and origin
3 Censorship controversy
4 Later criticism and fame
5 Reference
6 External links
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