May 31st is American poet Walt Whitman's birthday and to celebrate, we thought you might enjoy reimaging a few of his poems and injecting some of your own creativity into them—Mad Libs-style.

Here are links to two of his works—you can fill in your own substitutions right on your computer. This could be a fun activity to do with a few friends and compare your poems!

• "Warble for Lilac-Time" from Leaves of Grass
• "A Word Out of the Sea" from Leaves of Grass

Did this exercise whet your appetite to read more Whitman? Get started with these recommendations or check out a fuller list of his work at the Library.