Celebrating Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday: Remembering the iconic Brooklyn poet
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Whitman became one of the most influential American poets in history. He’s well-regarded all over the globe for his collection, “Leaves of Grass.” He’s honored with pride at the Brooklyn Eagle as one of the most famous of editors past.
More than that, though, he has a deep significance to the people of Brooklyn; perhaps a deeper one today than even in his own time.