Walt Whitman is the original Brooklyn bohemian
Whitman wrote for the Long Island Star and became the managing editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle through 1848, where…
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Where the heck is Wallabout? Learn on free weekend walking tours
Brooklyn! It existed long before you were born, it will keep existing long after you're dead. That being said, as…
Learn to memorize poems then pass them off as yours with Poetry By Heart
It's National Poetry Month, and so far you've been shut out by both the public library's and mayor's office poetry…
The perfect gig for real Walt Whitman lovers
Walt Whitman, you might remember, is Brooklyn's most famous author ever, even if he never received a $3.5 million book…
‘Literary Brooklyn’ book giveaway and party
Brokelyn is giving away three copies to Literary Brooklyn, Evan Hughes' new chronicle of the borough's writer's scene, from Walt…
Whitman, BK and the Beats: all you ever needed to know
More than a hundred years before Biggie Smalls graced the Brooklyn streets with his lyrics, another BK bard captured the…