4. Walt Whitman is the most important poet of
the American Romantic movement. He's
credited with developing a style of poetry that
was distinctly American and democratic in its
outlook. He wrote in simple language, so that
regular folks could access his poetry easily.
Sounds pretty good to us.
5. Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman is America's
world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer,
Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare.
... Whitman's self-published Leaves of Grass
was inspired in part by his travels through the
American frontier and by his admiration for
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
6. Walt Whitman. Walter "Walt" Whitman (; May
31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American
poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he
was a part of the transition between
transcendentalism and realism, incorporating
both views in his works.
