Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

  • Birthday: 1819-05-31
  • Deathday: 1892-03-26
  • Place of birth: West Hills, Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

Walter Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A world poet-a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. He was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.

Filmography

Walt Whitman

2008

As Self (archive footage)

Production

Messengers

2004

As Poem

American Torso

1975

As Poem

Bull Durham

1988

As Poem

Leaves of Grass

2009

As Poem

Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

As Poem

Beautiful Dreamers

1990

As Poem

Manhatta

1921

As Poem

L.I.E.

2001

As Poem

Facing West

2020

As Writer

Aliment Roots

2018

As Writer

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