#walt whitman

With 2019 marking 200 years of celebrating the life of Walt Whitman, we're taking a tour of his life and work at...

If you're in New York, make a stop at the New York Public Library and check out their ode to Walt Whitman in honor of his 200th birthday.

Having a sh*t sandwich of a week/month/year? Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass to the rescue!

Bookish goodies for your literary life.

An examination of the works mentioned in Ben Lerner's new book THE HATRED OF POETRY

Hunting the online treasure trove that is the NYPL digital archive for rare and spectacular bookish delights. 

A Rioter discusses the act of reading random lines of books for inspiration.

In this fast-paced electronic age, poetry is severely undervalued and under read. Luckily, some poetry fans have taken their passion ...

Almost exactly two years ago, we ran a post on 10 awesome literary mustaches. It was indeed awesome, and yet something ...

Word is Jane Austen is headed for the £10 note. I nominate six American authors for the honor of appearing on U.S. Currency.

To mark the United States’ 236th birthday, I give you Walt Whitman’s “Preface to Leaves of Grass.” Here, more than ...

For many readers, getting to hear their favorite authors speak is a huge thrill.  It’s an amazing experience to get ...

If Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, David Bazan, and The Smiths were books, which books would they be?

Dear America, Has it really been four years? Has it been that long since you were here, hands wavering over ...