![]() ![]() ![]() Early in his career, he also produced a temperance novel, Franklin Evans (1842).Īfter working as clerk, teacher, journalist and laborer, Whitman wrote his masterpiece, Leaves of Grass, pioneering free verse poetry in a humanistic celebration of humanity, in 1855. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.īorn on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government clerk, and a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War in addition to publishing his poetry. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Walter Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. ![]()
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