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Jun 10, 2017 · Learn about Whitman's innovative free verse and celebration of the American landscape in this selection of his greatest poems. From 'Song of Myself' to 'A Noiseless Patient Spider', discover how Whitman expressed his self, his country, and his grief.
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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 work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance…
A classic American poem that celebrates the poet's own identity and the world around him. Read the full text of the 1892 version, with sections on nature, love, death, and more.
Song of the Open Road. By Walt Whitman. 1. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
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 work...
Song of Myself, 51. Walt Whitman. 1819 –. 1892. The past and present wilt—I have fill'd them, emptied them. And proceed to fill my next fold of the future.
50+ Walt Whitman Poems, Ranked by Poetry Experts - Poem Analysis. Walt Whitman, renowned for his collection ‘ Leaves of Grass ,’ is known as the father of free verse poetry. His innovative approach, bridging Transcendentalism and Realism, has left an indelible mark on the literary world. When writing about Whitman’s Leaves of Grass ...
