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May 31 is the 200th anniversary of poet Walt Whitman\u2019s birth, an event that\u2019s being celebrated from his birthplace on Long Island to the Library of Congress to New York City, where it\u2019s International Whitman Week<\/a>. Rochester has a few ties of its own to the poet who contained multitudes\u2014Rare Books and Special Collections<\/a> holds some notable editions of his work, and prominent Whitman scholar Ed Folsom \u201976 (PhD)<\/a> has devoted his career to understanding Whitman\u2019s influence and to making his work available for the digital age.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, on the 125th anniversary of Whitman\u2019s death, Folsom described Whitman\u2019s legacy and how the poet offered \u201ca voice for the citizens of the country to aspire to.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Walt Whitman is \u2018more important now than ever\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

A century and a quarter after his death, poet Walt Whitman\u2019s voice still rings with urgency.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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