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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Walt Whitman
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American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)
| Born | 31 May 1819 |
| Died | 26 March 1892 |
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Poetry (poetic works by one author), American poetry, Poetry, American Poets, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, American literature, History, Fiction, Criticism and interpretation, Correspondence, Diaries, Manuscripts, Civilization, Drama, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography, Children's fiction, Personal narratives, Politics and government, Juvenile audience, Literature, Poets, correspondence, American Civil War, American Manuscripts, Classic LiteraturePlaces
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, New York, New York (N.Y.), Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Verona, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern EuropePeople
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, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Devil, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Ethelred, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Juliet CapuletTime
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, carnivalID Numbers
- OLID: OL23178A
- Amazon ID: B000AQ8WUY
- BookBrainz: 87bec929-7b97-4f6a-af15-86fb06edfada
- GoodReads: 1438
- ISNI: 0000000121178631
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118807153
- IMDb: nm1578667
- Library of Congress Names: n79081476
- LibraryThing: whitmanwalt
- LibriVox: 588
- MusicBrainz: 9c0c81d0-aeba-4e57-9f96-1b73743e8e8e
- Project Gutenberg: 600
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV088698
- Storygraph: c413f111-8593-4bd9-adeb-fcf897bd4ddc
- VIAF: 2478331
- Wikidata: Q81438
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q81438
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