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About Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist, and journalist, 19th century
Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He lived in the 19th century and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in American and world poetry. He wrote two novels as well as poetry and prose, and his work blends transcendentalism with realism. He is often called the father of free verse. Much of the attention around him came from the controversy over Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, which some readers condemned as obscene for its open sensuality.
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- “Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same…”Walt Whitman
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Books by Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass
2004
Drum-taps
1865
Canto a Mi Mismo
1950
The Wound Dresser
1898
Calamus
1897