- Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist
Born: | 31 May 1819 Comment | When did Walt Whitman die? / Died | 26 March 1892 | How many years did Walt Whitman live? / Lived | 72 years | Zodiac sign: | Gemini |
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Walt Whitman facts
- A 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
- His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality
- Born in Huntington on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government clerk, and—in addition to publishing his poetry—was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War
- Early in his career, he also produced a temperance novel, Franklin Evans (1842)
- Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass, was first published in 1855 with his own money
- The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic
- He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892
- After a stroke towards the end of his life, he moved to Camden, New Jersey, where his health further declined
- When he died at age 72, his funeral became a public spectacle
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