Walt Whitman in 1869, as photographed by William Kurtz Library of Congress/Feinberg-Whitman Collection Eyeglasses, a walking stick, studio portraits and handwritten drafts of poems are among the ...

Walt Whitman Library’s new look is up to its patrons. Over the next few years, the Fort Greene branch will undergo a restoration and expansions of its three levels and outside garden to “bring the ...

Every era remakes Walt Whitman in its own image. Critical responses to Whitman’s poetry, and life, have always varied in their praises and damnings, but much of the public loves him and always ...