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Analysis: Work of poet Walt Whitman

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From: Talk of the Nation (NPR)
Date: 20050704
Author:LYNN NEARY

LYNN NEARY
Talk of the Nation (NPR)
07-04-2005
Analysis: Work of poet Walt Whitman

Host: LYNN NEARY
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM

LYNN NEARY, host:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Lynn Neary filling in for Neal Conan in Washington.

Today marks not only the anniversary of America's independence but also a major literary event in the life of the nation, the publication of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." One hundred and fifty years ago Walt Whitman declared literary independence from Europe with his remarkable collection of poetry. The first edition, published by Whitman himself, contained 12 untitled ...

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