Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, N.Y. Considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets, Walt Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood

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Featured Poem

Song of the Open Road

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Poets Book of Days

March 12

Emily Dickinson's "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" was published in The Round Table in 1864.

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

What 17th-century poet was known as "The Matchless Orinda"?

Answer

Katherine Philips. It was a name given to her by Henry Vaughan, who had high praise for her poetry.

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