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Walt Whitman at 200
The great American poet and writer Walt Whitman was born on 31 May 1819. 200 years later to the day, Radio 3 Breakfast marks this anniversary with a reading from one of his most famous poems, Song of Myself.
The reader is David Hounslow. The image is of a 37-year-old Whitman engraved on steel by Samuel Hollyer (1826-1919) after a daguerreotype by Gabriel Harrison (1818-1902).
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Author | Walt Whitman |
| Reader | David Hounslow |
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