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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.[1] His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. (Source.)

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American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Born 31 May 1819
Died 26 March 1892

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  • Cover of: Civil War Poetry and Prose

    First published in 2012 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Americanness of Walt Whitman

    First published in 2009 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoranda During the War: Civil War Journals, 1863-1865

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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Songs of Democracy

    First published in 2018 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Walt Whitman and the Civil War: a collection of original articles and manuscripts
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    Cover of edition waltwhitmancivil0000whit First published in 1963 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Leaves of Grass, a Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856 Vol. I-III

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Specimen Days and Collect

    First published in 2012 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Faint clews & indirections: manuscripts of Walt Whitman and his family

    First published in 1949 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Miracles: the wonder of life

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Walt Whitman: Representative selections

    First published in 1934 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Whitman on Wellness: Poetry and Prose for a Healthy Life

    First published in 2023 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Complete Prose Works. --

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  • Cover of: Gathering of the Forces; Editorials, Essays, Literary and Dramatic Reviews and Other Material Written by Walt Whitman As Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1846 and 1847. Edited by Cleveland Rodgers and John Black, with a Foreword and a Sketch of W

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  • Cover of: Lafayette in Brooklyn

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  • Cover of: Je Me Chante

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  • Cover of: There Was a Child

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  • Cover of: Yo soy el Poema de la Tierra

    First published in 2019 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: I Take to the Open Road

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  • Cover of: Walt Whitman - Hojas de Hierba

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American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Born 31 May 1819
Died 26 March 1892

Subjects

Poetry (poetic works by one author), American poetry, Poetry, American Poets, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, American literature, History, Fiction, Criticism and interpretation, Correspondence, Diaries, Drama, Manuscripts, Civilization, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography, Children's fiction, Politics and government, Juvenile audience, Literature, Personal narratives, Poets, correspondence, American Civil War, American Manuscripts, Classic Literature

Places

United States, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Calcutta, India, New York (State), Surrey, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Canada, Caribbean, Italy, London, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, New York (N.Y.), Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Verona, Andover, Barbados, China

People

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman (1795-1873), Stroke Moran, Abram, Amanda Wingfield, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Devil, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Ethelred, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, Jim O'Connor

Time

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1861-1865, 20th century, 1865-1918, 1869-1877, 1890, American Civil War, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Siglo XIX, 1600s, 1840, 1841-1845, 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession), 19 century, 19e siècle, 20e siècle, 20th Century, Civil War, December, carnival

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February 27, 2025 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
February 6, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Remove a whole bunch of bad AKAs
January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
October 29, 2024 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
June 6, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors