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麻豆社 Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the 麻豆社's radio poetry archive.

'Walking With Whitman' features the father of American Literature who blew away the cobwebs of dusty imitation.

The Lancashire Moors are the unlikely setting for a celebration of the acclaimed poet, Walt Whitman. Every year Whitman's devotees gather for the annual Whitman Walk, to recite his works and share from the loving cup. Stuart Maconie joins this happy band of walkers and Whitmanites to discover why the American, who never visited this northern mill town, is still celebrated around Bolton some 120 years later.

Producer: Russell Crewe
A Made in Manchester production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in July 2009.