Websites
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The Whitman Archive is your first stop on the road to getting to know Walt.
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Poets.org maintains a great bio and links to Whitman's work.
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Dig the Poetry Foundation for still more biographical detail and links to Whitman's works.
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Maybe you've seen enough Whitman biographies by now, but maybe you haven't. If you just can't get enough, check out the Shmoopified Walt Whitman biography next.
Video
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This is a really cool, artistic interpretation of the poem in an abbreviated form.
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This is another shortened version of the poem, which makes us want to pack our bags and get going.
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This video features superstar critic Harold Bloom lecturing on Walt Whitman.
Audio
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Here's the first half of a great reading, complete with photos of Walt.
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… and here's the second half.
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Here's the poet and social activist reading "Song of the Open Road." It's not the greatest recording, but it's still pretty cool to hear one poet cover another.
Images
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Is he thinking about hitting the road?
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That looks like a good travelin' hat.
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His beard had not yet reached full flowage.
Articles and Interviews
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This article, written by critic Harold Aspiz, appeared in the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. Yes, there is such a thing.
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This is pretty cool: an interview Whitman gave in 1888 was lost—until 2005.
Books
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Get every long, example-packed line right here.
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Yep, you can bet your walking shoes that Whitman's in this anthology.