Walt Whitman: Song of Myself

This is an excerpt from Curtis Fox's portrait of Walt Whitman, one of the world's greatest poets, and his radical vision of America.

Award-winning producer Curtis Fox has covered arts and culture for many years, first for public radio, and more recently as a full-time podcaster. Over time he's developed a soft spot for one of the least understood corners of his beat: poetry. You could even say he's on a bit of a mission to bring verse to the masses, which he does by making it both accessible and thoroughly enjoyable.

Walt Whitman: Song of Myself was edited by Elena Park and produced with assistance from Julie Subrin and James Meredith. The narrator is Carl Hancock Rux.