Walt Whitman was an American poet. He incorporated both transcendentalism and realism views in his works, often considered controversial , like the poetry collection Leaves of Grass. His best known poem O Captain! My Captain! was written on the death of Abraham Lincoln. He is often called the father of free verse.

Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, 52

Walt Whitman – Poeti estinti, filosofi, preti / Dead poets, philosophs, priests

Walt Whitman – Quando i lillà fiorivano / When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d (Memories of President Lincoln)

Walt Whitman – Gonfio di male io

Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, 48

Walt Whitman – Quando i lillà fiorivano / When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d (Memories of President Lincoln)

Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, 2

Walt Whitman – O Capitano! Mio Capitano! / O Captain! My Captain

Walt Whitman – Canto di me stesso / Song of myself, Verse 52

Walt Whitman – Sussurri di morte celeste / Whispers of Heavenly Death

Walt Whitman – Quando i lillà fiorivano / When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d (Memories of President Lincoln)
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