Poetry enthusiasts can celebrate the works of Walt Whitman later this month during an evening of food, short films and live performances at the Venice Island Performing Arts Center. MORE EVENTS Arts ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. When most people hear the name of Walt Whitman, they think of him as the famous American poet who ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. On Saturday, September 28, Pro Musica, Chatter, and the Academy for the Love of Learning present a ...

A dramatic recitation of one of Walt Whitman’s poems will be held at the Jackson Center, helping to commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death. Submitted photo A dramatic recitation of one ...

They ate cake, toured his former home and--of course--read poems to mark Walt Whitman’s 203rd birthday. The celebration, held on Wednesday and hosted by the Walt Whitman Association, takes place ...

Ben Jacques taught English at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His collection of poems about work, Jackhammer Poems, was recently published. Is it you then that thought yourself less? The ...

Tony Kushner, David Strathairn & more read Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser” with Elisa New. Episode 1 explores Walt Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser,” set in the battlefield infirmaries and operating ...

The poet wandered for himself and for his various day jobs with New York City newspapers. Some of his haunts are still standing; most have been swept away with time. An 1853 daguerreotype portrait of ...