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10 cze 2017 · 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 forge a new, distinctly American literature.
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Walt Whitman is considered one of the most influential American poets, often called the "father of free verse." His work broke away from traditional poetic forms, embracing a free-flowing style that celebrated the diversity and individuality of America and its people.
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 even in death.
By Walt Whitman. Share. 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 considered one of the most important poets in American literary history, known for his unconventional free verse style, as is demonstrated in this poem, and his celebration of individualism, democracy, and the beauty of the natural world.
O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman. Share. O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart!
To You. Walt Whitman. 1819 –. 1892. Whoever you are, I fear you are walking the walks of dreams, I fear these supposed realities are to melt from under your feet and hands. Even now your features, joys, speech, house, trade, manners, troubles, follies, costume, crimes, dissipate away from you, Your true soul and body appear before me,
