Other Initiatives2021-02-15T12:11:51-05:00

Other Initiatives

Rome Brothers Print Shop Memorial Initiative

ROME PRINT SHOP MEMORIAL One of the Whitman Initiative's central projects during the Poet's 200th birthday celebration is to reconnect the public to the history of the Rome Print Shop in Brooklyn Heights where Whitman published the first edition of Leaves of Grass,  To achieve this end, [...]

Whitman Stamp

Whitman Stamp Walt Whitman Stamp Announced for 2019! Thanks to the tireless work of Whitman Initiative member Ed Centeno, Walt will soon be gracing letters, postcards, and packages everywhere! The USPS just released its 2019 slate of special issue stamps and, much to our great delight, Walt will be [...]

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