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Walter Whitman 1819 1892 was an American poet essayist journalist and humanist 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. Poesia completa tomo iis sol Born 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 Early in his career he also produced a temperance novel Franklin Evans 1842. Epub poesia completa tomo ii pdf After 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 Emerson whom Whitman revered said of Leaves of Grass that it held incomparable things incomparably said During the Civil War Whitman worked as an army nurse later writing Drum Taps 1865 and Memoranda During the War 1867 His health compromised by the experience he was given work at the Treasury Department in Washington D. Poesia completa, tomo iixii C After a stroke in 1873 which left him partially paralyzed Whitman lived his next 20 years with his brother writing mainly prose such as Democratic Vistas 1870 Leaves of Grass was published in nine editions with Whitman elaborating on it in each successive edition In 1881 the book had the compliment of being banned by the commonwealth of Massachusetts on charges of immorality A good friend of Robert Ingersoll Whitman was at most a Deist who scorned religion D 1892.More Poesia completa tomo II