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10 Ιουν 2017 · A selection of Whitman's greatest poems, from 'Song of Myself' to 'A Noiseless Patient Spider', with brief introductions and analysis. Learn about Whitman's innovative free verse, his celebration of America, and his elegy for Lincoln.
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.
Song of Myself (1892 version) By Walt Whitman. 1. I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
This article lists the complete poetic bibliography of Walt Whitman (1819-1892), predominantly consisting of his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, [1] in addition to periodical pieces that were never published in the aforementioned volume.
Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head!
I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing. To a Stranger. This Moment Yearning and Thoughtful. I Hear It Was Charged Against Me. The Prairie-Grass Dividing. When I Peruse the Conquer'd Fame. We Two Boys Together Clinging. A Promise to California. Here the Frailest Leaves of Me.
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.
