While his place in American literary history is not quite as exalted as Shakespeare’s in the British tradition, Whitman is widely regarded and taught as the “poet of democracy,” the writer who set out ...

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Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Walt Whitman, the famed American poet, definitely contained multitudes. So it's no surprise the ...

Two stalwarts of Roaring Fork Valley theater and poetry have brought Walt Whitman to life in a new play. “Multitudes,” written by Valerie Haugen Nuzzo and Kim Nuzzo, has made the rounds on the Western ...

For the title of his last song, “Murder Most Foul,” Bob Dylan borrowed from Shakespeare. For his unexpectedly rapid-fire follow-up, he’s cribbing from Walt Whitman. “I Contain Multitudes” takes its ...

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Philadelphia and Camden are planning a year of events and exhibitions to honor the 200th birthday of Walt Whitman, America’s visionary poet of nature and democracy. A likeness of Walt Whitman is ...

Call it a ’cast of multitudes. Local history buffs the Bowery Boys will discuss the literature and legacy of Brooklyn bard Walt Whitman at the first-ever live taping of their eponymous podcast at the ...