by Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman
Read about Whitman's life at this Academy of American Poets site. Think about the people, jobs, and causes that were important to him. Then reread "I Hear America Singing" and "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer." What overall impression have you formed of the poet? In the Web Links Activity Log, list five adjectives that you think describe Whitman and explain your choices.

Museum of the City of New York
Go to the Collections link to view fascinating artifacts, artwork, and photographs from various periods of New York's rich history. Find at least three items depicting the city of Whitman's time and describe them in the Web Links Activity Log. Then add your thoughts about Whitman's quotation, "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem."