The Riwaq · Galleries

American poetry

Whitman and Dickinson open very different imaginative worlds. This is a literary section, not a shared philosophical doctrine.

2 exhibits · Explore at your pace

Walt Whitman

Revision

At a glance

Exact three-line excerpt in the linked edition

Emily Dickinson

At a glance

Excerpt following R. W. Franklin’s reading edition, not a manuscript transcription