Prisoner, Fancy-Man, Rowdy, Lawyer, Physician, Priest: Whitman’s Brags

William Logan’s books of poetry include Rift of Light (Penguin, 2017) and Madame X (Penguin, 2012). His numerous books of criticism include Our Savage Art: Poetry and the Civil Tongue (Columbia, 2009). He is a regular critic for the New York Times Book Review and the New Criterion. He...