America's greatest poet, hobbled by disease and strokes, lies in his bedroom, attended by admirers. As he creeps closer to death, a young helper, who keeps a private record of everything Whitman says, arrives at a much different understanding of the famous and notorious man. To Horace, the Good Gray Poet is tortured by the fact that he can't reveal his deepest personal secrets, which are nonetheless the wellspring of his writing. Some descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence, and some strong language. 2010.