1. Walt Witman
Walt Whitman Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself," from "Leaves of Grass" is often considered the most stunningly original poem ever written by an American. Leaves of Grass was inspired largely by Emerson's writings, and in particular his essay "The Poet....
This paper will examine the writings of Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass-, John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity- and Thomas Jefferson's "First Inaugural Address & Autocracy and Liberty- (Bellah 44, 22, 27). The conclusion will address my thoughts on Walt Whitman's "Leave of Grass-. ...
"Walt Whitman, an American, one of the roughs, a kosmos/Disorderly, fleshy and sensual eating and drinking/and breeding/No sentimentalist no stander above men and women or/apart from them no more modest than immodest." This is how Walt Whitman revealed himself in his first edition of Leaves of Gras...
