Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist, and journalist- Birth: May 31, 1819
- Death: March 26, 1892
- Place of Birth: West Hills, New York
- Full Name: Walter Whitman
- Known for: His unconventional, individualistic, and dynamic poetic style, which overlooked traditional rules of metrical structure
- Influence on Others: Influenced modern poets William Carlos Williams, T.S. Eliot, and Allen Ginsberg
- Allegation: Rumoured to be homosexual or bisexual
- Opposition: Opposed slavery, but not an abolitionist
- Advocacy: Advocate of temperance
Quote:
“I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”
" Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself," (1855)
Notable Works:
Leaves of Grass (1855)Did You Know?
- Though he received little formal education, Whitman often attended the opera and also spent time studying great works of literature in the libraries of New York City.
- The first edition of Leaves of Grass was not well received by the public, but was praised by the American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson in a letter that Whitman published in the second edition.
- In 1865 Whitman was fired from a government job with the Department of the Interior after he was discovered to be the author of Leaves of Grass
References
“Walt Whitman Quick Facts.” Microsoft Encarta. DVD-ROM. Redmond: Microsoft, 2005.
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