But one of these poets emerges from this group of people; an influential poet of the 19th century was Walt Whitman, author of the famous poems, "Leaves of Grass," and "O Captain, My Captain.... Born on May 31, 1819, Whitman was born at West Hills in the town of Huntington, Long Island. ... Upon publishing Leaves of Grass, Whitman was subsequently fired from his job with the Department of the Interior. Simultaneously, after writing Leaves of Green Grass and publishing it, this had been an obstacle for Whitman. ... Although Walt Whitman may never be as famous as other American poe...

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