An anthology of 39 British and American poets, from Shakespeare and Dunne to Whitman and Yeats.

Featuring poems selected by the host of radio's "The Writer's Companion"--some read by Keillor, others read by the poets themselves--this collection includes classic and contemporary poems about lovers, children, failure, and everyday life and includes works by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Bly, and others.

Elliott Gould, Burt Reynolds, Meryl Streep, and a host of other celebrities read over 100 poems...

LearnOutLoud.com presents an Introduction to Poetry covering famous poems by great poets throughout the history of English poetry.

G.K. Chesterton argued that Walt Whitman is the greatest American. Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855...

When news reached Walt Whitman that his brother had been wounded at the first battle of Bull Run...

Over the ages many poets have put pen to paper in celebration of that rawest and yet most beautiful of human instincts--erotic love.

“...I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume...”

Specimen Days is an intimate glimpse of nineteenth century America as seen through the personal reflections of its most representative poet, Walt Whitman. This is Whitman's autobiography in journal form, a prosaic account of his life as poet, nurse and sage.

“In the swamp in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song...”