Walt Whitman's poem was first published in the 1856 collection Leaves of Grass.

More than 80 poems by 50 American and British masters celebrate real and metaphorical journeys. Poems by Whitman, Byron, Millay, Sandburg, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Shelley, Tennyson, Yeats, many others.

This collection of poetry was written by the Irish poet Louis J. McQuilland, whose poems were previously published in magazines such as the Vanity Fair. His works revolve around topics such as medieval royals, bloody revolutions, and the Irish identity.

The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) Board of Trustees and I congratulate the student poets in this anthology for their writing excellence! Each student internalized Whitman's poetic sentiments of Song of the Open Road and created a unique response shaped in their own free verse poetry. We invite you to step into their world through the vision, words, and images of the honorees of our 38th Annual 2024 Student Poetry Writing Contest.

Like all young couples, Jason O’Neal and his wife, Bethany, imagined a long and happy life with their children. But when Jason loses his family to a tragic accident, his storybook life dies with them on a two-lane highway. Unable to cope with the loss, Jason makes a last-ditch effort to find peace with their deaths. He plans to fulfill Bethany’s dream of visiting all fifty states, leaving mementos of his family along the way.Samantha Showalter knows heartache after being left crying in an empty parking lot at the end of a three-year, abusive relationship. Seven months later, she’s rebuilding her life through sheer force of will, until her ex-fiancé shows up at her doorstep unannounced. But Samantha's best friend has a plan to help Sam let go of her past once and for all ... and finally find herself again.Fate, with a little help from a meddling best friend, will bring two broken souls together. Both have their own valleys to cross before either can hope for a future of happiness. Will Jason and Samantha find peace in each other, or will their past pain be too much to overcome? The answer will be found on the open road.

Presents a collection of critical essays on the works of Walt Whitman.