Whitman personally financed, supervised and even in some sections hand-set the type for the small printing of 795 copies. “In Whitman we have a democrat who set out to imagine the life of the average man in average circumstances changed into something grand and heroic… There has never been a more remarkable poem” (Callow). Housed in custom chemise and slipcase.Įxtraordinarily scarce and important first edition in original cloth-gilt of the most important volume of American poetry. Quarto, original dark green cloth, gilt-lettered title, blindstamped triple-rule borders, blindstamped leaf-and-vine designs, gilt-lettered spine, yellow endpapers. If you wish to pursue financial grants to present or attend, we will be glad to provide a letter to help support your grant seeking.“AMERICA’S SECOND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”: RARE FIRST EDITION OF WHITMAN’S LEAVES OF GRASS, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL VOLUME OF AMERICAN POETRY-A BEAUTIFUL COPY Seniors & Students: $20/day, $45 for 3 days (Early Bird Special – $35 for 3 days due June 1, 2019)
Whitman leaves of grass sail forth registration#
Presenters – Registration to Present a Paper: $125 ($100 for Graduate Students) due July 1, 2019Įarly Bird Registration: $100 ($75 for Graduate Students) due March 1, 2019Īttendees: $30/day, $75 for 3 days (Early Bird Special – $60 for 3 days due June 1, 2019) You must specify any special AV or scheduling needs when submitting your proposal. Include in your submission the name, affiliation, address, and email address of each author/participant as well as their CV/bio.
To submit a proposal, email submit a paper abstract of 250 words or a panel proposal including short abstracts and titles of each prospective paper.
Topics of interest for paper or panel proposals include, but are not limited to: Studies relevant to culture, using any scholarly method, are welcome. We are looking for papers that examine different aspects of Walt Whitman and his contribution to humanity. He has been the keynote speaker at four international Whitman conferences, co-directs the online Walt Whitman Archive, edits the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, and edits the University of Iowa Press Whitman Series. Professor Folsom is the author and editor of numerous Whitman books, including Walt Whitman: The Measure of His Song and Walt Whitman’s Native Representations (both Choice “Outstanding Academic Books”). Carver Professor of English, University of Iowa.
We hope you will take this opportunity to meet an international crowd, present your ideas, learn from accomplished scholars and poets, network with a broad Whitman audience and enjoy the festivities.Įd Folsom, PhD, The Roy J. Presenters will cover a wide range of topics on Walt Whitman. Walk in Walt’s footsteps and join the International Festival in a way that suits you best: as a presenter, as an attendee, as a friend of Whitman. There will be academic presentations, musical interludes, theatrical events, a high school student program, poetry readings and marathon readings of “Leaves of Grass.” In Walt’s poem, “There Was a Child Went Forth,” he commemorates his Birthplace environs that “became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day.” Walt was born here in 1819 in a home built by his father. Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) invites you to attend the inaugural Walt Whitman International Festival (WWIF) to be held August 9-11, 2019 at Walt’s Birthplace on Long Island, NY, in celebration of Whitman’s Bicentennial birthday.
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