About Walt Whitman:
Walter "Walt" Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.
Walt WhitmanAnd whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.
Walt Whitman