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10 de jun. de 2017 · Walt Whitman (1819-92), 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. Below are ten of Whitman’s greatest poems which ...
Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish, Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
As I Ebb’d with the Ocean of Life. The rim, the sediment that stands for all the water and all the land of the globe. As I walk’d with that electric self seeking types. Gather, and merge myself as part of the sands and drift. Pointing in silence to these songs, and then to the sand beneath.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) first published "O Me! O Life!" in the 1867 edition of his famous collection Leaves of Grass. The poem's speaker wonders what the point of living is, when the world is so ugly and broken and nothing ever seems to get better.
‘O Me! O Life! by Walt Whitman is a poem where being capable of boosting the quality of “life” is presented through juxtaposed ideas.
Walt Whitman's poems about life are a testament to his profound understanding of the human experience. Through his powerful words, he invites readers to celebrate their individuality, embrace the interconnectedness of all living beings, and find beauty in both the joys and sorrows of life.
Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance…
