Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
This site from Bibliomania houses a transcription of the full and complete text of Walt Whitman's classic "Leaves of Grass."
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Walt Whitman
Biographical note on Walt Whitman that discusses his verse form, his life, and the influence of his poetry. Includes link to Leaves of Grass.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Free Verse
This page provides a good working definition of free verse, along with some examples, information about its development, and mention of the poets who have made it popular.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Lincoln and Whitman
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay on Lincoln and Whitman and their shared admiration and kinship of spirit.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Walt Whitman
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Walt Whitman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Whitman is also provided.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: North American Least Shrew
North American Least Shrews have a repertoire of tiny calls, audible to human ears up to a distance of only 20 inches or so. Nests are of leaves or grasses in some hidden place, such as on the ground under a cabbage palm leaf or in...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Composting and Vermiculture
Make your own fertile soil using kitchen scraps, manure, leaves, grass clippings, and other compostable materials. Which materials make the best compost?