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31 May 1819–26 March 1892
Also known as Walter Whitman, Wall Whitman, Walt; Yang Whitman, Walter Whitman Walt and Lowenfels, Walt Whitman Alfred Tennyson, Walt 1819-1892 Cn Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 Leaves of G. Whitman, Walt Witman, Walt Whitman and Rockwell Kent, Walt. Whitman, Walt. With a Biographical introduction by John Burroughs Whitman, Whitman, Walt; Untermeyer, Louis, Whitman, Walt
Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.1 His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. (Source.)
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An exercise in singing yourself into being. An almost blasphemous celebration of the self but with enough reverent faith in a world that could be to justify it. Muses aren’t invoked in favor of singing inspiration out of Whitman’s own life, and he evokes hims…
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All American books listed in Harold Bloom's The Western Canon. Source: http://sonic.net/~rteeter/grtbloom.html#demo
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren, And the tree-toad is a chef-d'œuvre for the highest, And the running blackberry would adorn the parlors…
I am the poet of the Body and I am the poet of the Soul, The pleasures of heaven are with me and the pains of hell are with me, The first I graft and increase upon myself, the latter I translate into new tongue.
