Louisiana’s history is full of stories about creative geniuses who come here and find their lives changed forever by what they see. Artist John James Audubon arrived in Louisiana in 1821 and ended up ...
Kick off the 200th anniversary of the birth of Brooklyn’s poet with an evening of history and poetry as The Bowery Boys record a special Walt Whitman-themed podcast. Born on May 31, 1819 on Long ...
Much is known about the life of Brooklyn literary king Walt Whitman, but can you locate the residence where he penned his opus? In Wallabout, Whitman wrote the first version of his greatest and best ...
2019 marks the 200birthday of Walt Whitman, America’s premier poet. Born in Huntington, New York on May 31, 1819. Whitman is famous for his collection of poems. He published various editions of a book ...
Taking a breather during an afternoon romp, poet Mark Doty describes looking up at his lover only to find himself face to face with Walt Whitman. He doesn’t mean this figuratively. “It’s pointless, at ...
Unselected Admiration for Emma and Co. Why William F. Buckley Jr.’s Gratitude Remains Relevant in 2025 Flimsy Premise Aside, Monet and Venice Is Worth Seeing Springsteen’s Self-Mythologizing Home ...
The big embarrassment of Walt Whit­man’s later years was not his poverty (groups of writers in England and America had to take up a collection) but the cult that arose around him. Ardent followers ...
Accomplished actor Kim Nuzzo and playwright Valerie Haugen Nuzzo bring their stagecraft to The Commons (formerly The Ark Center for the Arts) on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. and on Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. In this ...