... and poets, have been recalled to have changed the view of American society. But one of these poets emerges from this group of people; an influential poet of the 19th century was Walt Whitman, author of the famous poems, "Leaves of Grass," and "O Captain, My Captain." Whitman blends the boundaries of the poetry world, with the American society, by displaying every ... innovations" (Poetry Foundation 1). The voice of his works is "said to breathe the new American spirit of broad open lands and enterprising, hard-working people" (Author Profile 1). Upon publishing Leaves of Grass, Whitman w...

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