Walt Whitman:American Poet by Carl Chua https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp A testament to the Homer of our time en-us 2016-11-07 20:25:41 UTC 2025-09-24 21:03:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Life from Poets.org carlc1069 https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933777 Whitman was born in Long Island and lived during a time period whose culture was influenced by the events of the time. During his life he worked a number of jobs, including being a teacher, a newspaper editor,  a journalist, a government clerk, and a self taught nurse. Inspired by the works of Dante, Homer, and the Bible, Walt Whitman was a self taught poet. He was inspired by and inspired the enigmatic Ralph Waldo Emerson; whose Transcendentalist movement inspired his message of brotherhood and democracy.  His magnum opus, a poetry anthology titled Leaves of Grass, was considered profane at the time for its subject matter but proved to be appreciated by the twentieth century. His other works, including Drum-Taps, a poem anthology taken from his experiences tending the wounded during the Civil War give both firsthand accounts of the war as well as examples of literary merit by the man himself. ]]> 2016-11-07 20:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933777 Works from Poets.org carlc1069 https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933793 Leaves of Grass, a poetry anthology of biblical proportions which included
"O Captain! My Captain!"and its own anthology, Drum-Taps and Sequel to Drum-Taps

Whitman's works were depictions of democracy, celebrating nature, brotherhood, the human spirit and mind. Though not well received during his time, Whitman's influence grew postmortem as twentieth century readers realized the significant literary merit Whitman breathed from his poetry. ]]> 2016-11-07 20:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933793 The Man Himself carlc1069 https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933828 2016-11-07 20:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933828 Quotations from Brainyquote carlc1069 https://padlet.com/carlc1069/rt30pimzqptp/wish/135933861
"Be curious, not judgmental."
"Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul."
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."
"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."
"I have learned that to be with those I like is enough."
"Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself."
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