【美国人物志】沃尔特·惠特曼 (3/8)
沃尔特·惠特曼（英语：Walter Whitman，1819年5月31日－1892年3月26日），美国诗人、散文家、新闻工作者及人文主义者。Hints:
"Leaves of Grass"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whitman's
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201202/201202151058065419322.mp3One of America's greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of "Leaves of Grass." Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman's work. But most other poets and writers said nothing or denounced it.
Most readers also rejected Whitman's poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. His praise of the human body and sexual love shocked many people. Whitman was homosexual. He loved men. Some people disliked Whitman's opinions of society. He rejected the desire for money and power.
Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice.
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