Opera inspired Walt Whitman; now his poetry is doing the same for musicians The great American poet drew inspiration from opera. Classical composers have returned the favor, setting his texts to song.

Johnson’s poem, however, wagers on the transmissibility of awe. His work has always been like a secret beauty, ... From ‘Letters to Walt Whitman' By Ronald Johnson .

Venice Island Performing Arts Center will host "Whitman on Walls" on Aug. 20, an evening celebrating Walt Whitman's poem 'Song of Myself.' The event includes seven short films produced by New York ...

The Opening Yesterday-Poem by Walt Whitman, and an Address by Hon. E. G. Squires An Incomplete but Promising Exhibition. Share full article. Sept. 8, 1871.

Whatever you think about the poetry of Walt Whitman (1819–1892), indisputably he does go on. As our poetry editor has noted before, it’s hard to choose a Whitman poem for the Sun’s Poem of the Day, ...

Dear Annie: Walt Whitman poem remembers the fallen on Memorial Day Published: May. 27, 2024, 4:35 p.m. U.S. flags at Arlington National Cemetery on May 21, 2020.

A dramatic recitation of one of Walt Whitman’s famous poems, “When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom’d” will be held Saturday, the anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The poem will be ...