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His work was very controversial in its time, particularly. This is thy hour, o soul, thy free flight into the wordless joy, shipmate. Criticized when first released for whitmans use of free verse and his rather racy depictions of sexual love and the senses, leaves of grass is a celebration of the human form, the material world and nature. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. May 31, 1819 march 26, 1892 was an american poet, essayist, and journalist.
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This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance even in death. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the american canon, often called the father of free verse. Walt whitman 181992, with his innovative free verse and celebration of the american landscape, made his poetry a sort of literary declaration of independence, seeking to move away from the literary tradition associated with the old world and forge a new, distinctly american literature. Beautiful whitman poem thats read in the movie the notebook. The first edition of the novel was published in 1855, and was written by walt whitman. Promotes use of free verse no style restrictions exist in his work. Song of myself 1892 version by walt whitman poetry. Download leaves of grass by walt whitman poetry ebook free in pdf and epub format. Leaves of grass by walt whitman, the electronic classics series, jim manis, editor, psuhazleton, hazleton, pa 18202 is a portable document file produced as part of an ongoing publication project to bring classical works of literature, in english, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.