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  1. Jun 10, 2017 · 10 of the Best Walt Whitman Poems Everyone Should Read. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Walt Whitman (1819-92), with his innovative free verse and celebration of the American landscape, made his poetry a sort of literary declaration of independence, seeking to move away from the literary tradition associated with the Old World and ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Authors & Writers. Poets. Walt Whitman was an American poet whose verse collection 'Leaves of Grass' is a landmark in the history of American literature. Updated: Sep 15, 2022. Matthew...

  3. Walt Whitman - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Born on May 31, 1819, Walt Whitman is the author of Leaves of Grass and, along with Emily Dickinson, is considered one of the architects of a uniquely American ...

  4. whitmanarchive.org › whitmans-life › biographyBiography | Whitman Archive

    Walt Whitman, arguably America's most influential and innovative poet, was born into a working class family in West Hills on Long Island, on May 31, 1819, just thirty years after George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the newly formed United States.

  5. Regarded as one of America's greatest poets, Walt Whitman joins the ranks of Dante, Shakespeare, Virgil, and Homer in terms of artistry and exceptional skill in the written words.

  6. The Walt Whitman Archive is an electronic research and teaching tool that sets out to make Whitman's vast work, for the first time, easily and conveniently accessible to scholars, students, and general readers.

  7. 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...

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