You raise a good point about how the design of the site speaks to what I perceive to be a philosophical dilemma over what to do with the Disciples section of the site. The Archive directors wisely note that Whitman's relationship with his disciples (as well as his detractors, influences, etc.) provides an important context for understanding his poetry. Nevertheless, the Disciples section is underdeveloped and, as you note, disconnected from the poetry itself. The trouble with site design here speaks to an uncertainty over what, exactly, to do with Whitman's disciples: do they really belong on the site? and if <em>they</em> do, who else belongs on the site as well? and if we're including other folks along with Whitman, does that dilute the site's focus on Whitman? and would that necessarily be a bad thing to show that Whitman's life and career was inextricably connected to a network of other people?