Whitman, Walt. "The Errand-Bearers; I6th 6th Month, Year 84 of the States." New York Times. (1860-6-27).
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract
In this poem commemorating the visit of Japanese ambassadors to the United States, Whitman comments on the coming together of different countries and cultures--particularly those of the East with the West--in his home city of Manhattan.