L’Ordine Nuovo / Contributor

Walt Whitman

Name
Walt Whitman
Born
31 May 1819, West Hills, Huntington Township, New York, United States
Died
26 March 1892, Camden, New Jersey, United States
Aliases
Walter Whitman; Walt Whitman; WALT WHITMAN. (printed signature)
Position in 1919–1920
Deceased; American poet, journalist and former printer represented through posthumous translation
Affiliations
Historical newspaper work included the Brooklyn Daily Eagle; party and union membership relevant to this contribution unknown
Council delegate
unknown; no living role in 1919–1920, having died in 1892
Bio
Whitman worked as a printer, teacher and journalist before becoming known for Leaves of Grass and his poetry of democracy and human fellowship. He died before the period covered by this catalog. L’Ordine Nuovo printed a poem addressed to a defeated European revolutionary in June 1919, with a note commemorating the centenary of his birth.
Articles
3

Indexed full catalog cards · Issues I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4, I.5, I.6, I.7, I.8, I.9, I.10, I.11, I.12, I.13, I.14, I.15, I.16, I.17, I.18, I.19, I.20, I.21, I.22, I.23, I.24, I.25, I.26, I.27, I.28, I.29, I.30, I.31, I.32, I.33, I.34, I.35, I.36, I.37, I.38, I.39, I.40, I.41, I.42, I.43, II.1, II.2, II.3, II.4, II.5, II.6. Coauthored cards count once for each named author. Serialized installments are counted as separate issue cards.

Brief records / quotations
1 · Separate from the Articles count.
Other Notes
The Italian translator is unknown. This is posthumous republication, not evidence of direct collaboration with the journal.

Sources

Biographical research checked 2026-10-06. Printed signatures and contribution details follow the indexed facsimiles and the catalog’s attribution notes. “unknown” means not securely established; advocacy of councils does not establish service as an elected delegate.

  1. Walt Whitman Archive, chronology
  2. Walt Whitman Archive, biography by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price
  3. Issue I.5, Whitman poem and centenary note, p.[I]34