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Walt Whitman: A Biography
Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892)
Walt Whitman was a poet, essayist, and journalist who transformed poetry around the world with his disregard for traditional rhyme and meter and his celebration of democracy and sensual pleasure.
His masterpiece, Leaves of Grass, a collection of poems, is widely studied by poets, students and academics, set to music, translated into numerous languages, and is widely quoted.
His influence can be found everywhere – in contemporary best seller lists to feature films and musical works, both “serious” and popular.
Whitman has left an indelible mark on American culture. His influence is evident in the work of contemporaries as well as poets who wrote in the decades after his death, but it goes beyond that: his style and his vision of America were very influential in later literary movements as well, including the poets of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 60s who gained notoriety for their counter-cultural lifesty