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The Archive has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for work on "The Late Life Writings of Walt Whitman." The grant will focus on the editing of two experimental mixtures of prose and verse, November Boughs (1888) and Good-Bye My Fancy (1891), along with more than 300 manuscripts that contributed to their development.
Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, in West Hills, Long Island, the second of nine children. His family soon moved to Brooklyn, where he attended school for a few years. Young Whitman took to reading at an early age.
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May 11, 2018 · Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman (1819-1892) is generally considered to be the most important American poet of the 19th century. He wrote in free verse, relying heavily on the rhythms of native American speech. In all, over a 37-year period, Walt Whitman published nine separate editions of his masterpiece, Leaves of Grass.
Walt Whitman Biography. WALT WHITMAN was born in Westhills, Long Island, May 31, 1819, in a farm-house overlooking the sea. While yet a child his parents moved to Brooklyn, where he acquired his education. He learned type-setting at thirteen years of age.
Walt Whitman Biography. Walt Whitman (Walter Whitman), 1819-92, American poet, b. West Hills, N.Y. Considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets, Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood of man. His Leaves of Grass, unconventional in both content and ...
Dec 25, 2020 · Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature, Poets, American, American poetry Publisher Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English
