in a final meeting with an officer in which she scornfully recites Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” and demonstrates her ability to read by picking up a volume of Walt Whitman and doing ...

On Saturday, May 3 at 4 p.m., the Clark Art Institute presents “Walt Whitman Comes to the Clark,” a combination film ...

These are the five Philadelphia-area bridges that NTSB says will need an assessment: Benjamin Franklin Bridge, built in 1926 Delaware River Turnpike Bridge, built in 1956 Walt Whitman Bridge ...

These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.

Other poems respond to songwriters including Johnnie Taylor; writers and cultural figures including Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, and William Carlos Williams; sports legends like Emmitt Smith ...

Rodecap impressed the judges Saturday with her rendition of “How to Write a Poem,” by Laura Hershey. She also recited “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” by Walt Whitman and “Say Grace” by ...

For her winning performance, Rodecap recited "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, "Say Grace" by Emily Jungmin Yoon and "How to Write a Poem" by Laura Hershey. "I chose poems that ...

is one of the most memorable quotes from the movie. But even without its mention in the film, Walt Whitman’s poem deserves a spot on our list of the most famous poems ever written. Penned in ...

Estimates of the bird population vary, but experts say between 300 to 500 species can be found at various times of the year ...

“I can walk down any given street and know, oh, this is where Walt Whitman once worked ... period,” according to Roberts. It combined poems and short fiction, and is set in rural Georgia ...