Walt Whitman Archive This site presents the work of one of
America's most influential poets, bringing together the various
editions of Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass, as well as
Whitman's notebooks, poetry manuscripts, prose essays, letters,
and journal articles. It also makes available the introductions
to each edition of Leaves of Grass, an extended biography of
Whitman with links to short essays about Whitman's friends and
historical events, and a chronology of Whitman's life from 1819
to 1892. All known contemporary reviews of the poet's work are
available as well. An image gallery contains 129 photos of
Whitman from the 1840s through the 1890s. The site's searchable
bibliography offers more than 200 books, essays, notes, and
reviews about Whitman. Additionally, links are provided to
Whitman's recently recovered notebooks from the 1850s and 1860s
housed at the Library of Congress. A 36-second wax cylinder
recording provides what is thought to be Whitman's voice reading
four lines from the poem "Ame