Long before the current wave of book banning targeted titles including “The 1619 Project” and “Everywhere Babies,” Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” was banned from libraries across the United States.

Much is known about the life of Brooklyn literary king Walt Whitman, but can you locate the residence where he penned his opus? In Wallabout, Whitman wrote the first version of his greatest and best ...

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth, “Poet of the Body,” an exhibit featuring the first edition of “Leaves of Grass,” opened at the Providence Athenaeum Oct. 15. On Saturday, the ...

2011.12.52.9a: A copy of Selections from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman with an attached bookmark (2011.12.52.9b). It is a faux, brown leatherbound hardcover book with a sewn binding. The book has ...

"Leave of Grass" was Walt Whitman’s life project. First published in 1855, the book of poems was controversial at best and offensive at worst. The collection has continued to inspire thought, ...

“I celebrate myself, and what I assume you shall assume, for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.” Think Leaves of Grass, but with a folk/rock vibe and a chance to hang out with some of ...

For Leaves of Grass, pianist/composer Fred Hersch has set the poetry of Walt Whitman to music. Without a doubt that this is a very great record. Hersch's compositions, which showcase the singing of ...

When most people hear the name of Walt Whitman, they think of him as the famous American poet who wrote “Leaves of Grass.” Walt Whitman’s experiences as a nurse influenced his poetry, with nurses and ...

Nation marks anniversary of start of Civil War. April 12, 2011 -- Walt Whitman, one of America's most revered authors and poets, is best known for his "Leaves of Grass" collection but the National ...

As scholarship has made its importance to American letters more manifest, editions of the 1855 version of Whitman's masterpiece have multiplied. This one, prepared in honor of the poem's 150th ...