Over the course of a varied and prolific career, Wayne Koestenbaum has published poetry collections, volumes of cultural criticism, novels, and a libretto. Two years ago, he plunged into an entirely different sort of project, one that involved managing Excel spreadsheets and contemplating his unpublished work.
Walt Whitman’s last pair of eyeglasses, two copies of the first edition of Leaves of Grass , and photographs of the iconic American author are among the items...
