The exhibition Poet of the Future: The Bicentennial of the Birth of Walt Whitman will showcase the library’s collection of works by Walt Whitman, including various rare editions of Leaves of Grass, manuscripts, private press and artists’ books. Highlights include first and second editions of Leaves of Grass, Whitman’s own copy of the Author’s Edition (1875) of Leaves of Grass, a letter to Whitman from Frederick Locker-Lampson, and a note about Whitman from Thomas Harned to Clara Barrus, The exhibition will open on March 26 and close in July.
If you are searching for Whitman-related events in the the New York area, please also check the Walt Whitman Birthplace website (we highly recommend the tours of the house Whitman Sr. built and Walt lived in for his first four years) and the Whitman House in Camden, NJ (step inside Walt’s home for his last decade).
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