American Experience Walt Whitman A biography of Walt Whitman, of the most-recognized figures in American literary history. Minimize Program: American Experience Episode: Walt Whitman American Experience presents Walt Whitman, a two-hour documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Mark Zwonitzer (Jesse James, The Massie Affair), featuring Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper as the voice of America's first great poet. Pulitzer Prize-winning poets, novelists and essayists recite some of Whitman's most important works, and reflect upon his enduring influence.

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