Walt Whitman

The good gray poet of American democracy, who sang the body electric in one lifelong book.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1819 – 1892

language

English

region

Brooklyn and Camden, United States

notable works

Leaves of Grass, Drum-Taps, 'O Captain! My Captain!'

Core Principles & Analysis

• He self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855 and revised it for nearly forty years.
• He nursed wounded soldiers in Civil War Washington.
• His free verse made American poetry possible in its own voice.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Walt Whitman