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Bookmark or Share- Walt Whitman - World History EncyclopediaWalt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American journalist and poet, best known for his collection of poems entitled Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855.He remains an influential figure in American literature, whose writings reflect how deeply affected he was by the times in which he lived: "Everything Whitman wrote centered around the notion of democracy" (Mead, 555).
- Walt Whitman - Poems, Quotes & Poetry - BiographyWalt Whitman was an American poet whose verse collection 'Leaves of Grass' is a landmark in the history of American literature.
- Walt Whitman 101 | The Poetry FoundationWalt Whitman at 200. By The Editors. May 17, 2019. Celebrating America's groundbreaking poet and his legacy. Author. Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship. This monumental...
- Walt Whitman | The Poetry FoundationWalt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance even in death.
- Walt Whitman - Father of Free Verse - History ToolsWalt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 to a working class family in Brooklyn, which was still just a budding town at the time. When he was four, his family moved to Brooklyn where Walt would spend most of his youth. As a boy, Whitman received a basic formal education, but he was largely self-taught, devouring books on history, science, and ...
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