Walt Whitman Jr. is inarguably the most famous member of his family. However, certain primary source documents show that the rest of the Whitman clan was as colorful and intriguing as America’s most celebrated poet. Walt Whitman’s immediate family consisted of parents Walter Sr. and Louisa (nee Van Velsor); younger sisters Mary and Hannah, elder […]
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Justin’s Cultural Museum Project – Walt Whitman’s Family
Walt Whitman Jr. is inarguably the most famous member of his family. However, certain primary source documents show that the rest of the Whitman clan was as colorful and intriguing as America’s most celebrated poet. Walt Whitman’s immediate family consisted of parents Walter Sr. and Louisa (nee Van Velsor); younger sisters Mary and Hannah, elder […]
Levis, Walt Whitman, Technology, and what makes the American Dream
I’ve begun to notice more and more people discussing the Levis campaign of advertisements, as well as the contest going along with it. Heavily based on Whitman the story follows a character who after reading Leaves Of Grass for the first time sets off into America to really know his own country and himself. In […]
Mike Watt on Walt Whitman
The Minuteman bassist, Mike Watt, discusses Whtiman. Mike Watt on Walt Whitman Via escapegrace.