The Walt Whitman Limited Edition
The LeBoeuf Pen Company celebrates the life of Walt Whitman, America’s greatest poet with this stunning Limited Edition fountain pen and roller ball.
Born on May 31st, 1819. Walt Whitman is considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets, Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood of man. His Leaves of Grass is recognized as the most influential volume of poems in the history of American literature. Whitman left school in 1830 and worked as a printer's apprentice and later as a compositor. In 1838-39 he taught school on Long Island and edited the Long Islander newspaper. By 1841 he had become a full-time journalist, editing successively several papers and writing prose and verse for New York and Brooklyn journals.
His active interest in politics during this period led to the editorship of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a Democratic Party paper; he lost this job, however, because of his vehement advocacy of abolition and the “free-soil” movement. In 1855 Whitman published at his own expense a volume of 12 poems, Leaves of Grass, which he had begun working on in 1847. Reviewers recognized the appearance of a bold new voice in poetry. From 1862 to 1865, Whitman’s poetry of the Civil War, Drum-Taps(1865), reissued with Sequel to Drum-Taps (1865-66), included his two poems about Abraham Lincoln, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” is considered one of the finest elegies in the English language. His last book, November Boughs, appeared in 1888.
Walt Whitman died on March 26th, 1892. His legacy as America’s greatest poet is cemented in the annals of American literature.
The LeBoeuf Walt Whitman Limited Edition was created using an exclusive Forest Green/ Cerulean Blue Marble acrylic material chosen to conjure up the themes of Whitman’s most famous book of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The simmering luster created by these combined two colors is quite stunning. Each Barrel is engraved with Walt Whitman’s famous signature in gold paint fill. A gold-plated coin featuring a portrait of Walt Whitman has been carefully placed atop each pen cap.
The Walt Whitman Limited Edition is available as both a Fountain Pen and Roller Ball. Each Fountain Pen features a German 14kt gold plated nib in both Fine and Medium points and utilizes a cartridge/converter filling system. The Roller Ball uses a standard International refill. Each pen is packaged in a special commemorative Walt Whitman Box which features Walt Whitman’s famous signature. The LeBoeuf Walt Whitman Limited Edition is a stunning tribute to America’s most famous and influential poets, whose poems have delighted readers for generations.
Cartridge/converter fill.
