Archive for July 24th, 2002

Inscriptions to Leaves of Grass

Wednesday, July 24th, 2002
Walt Whitman is very likely America’s greatest poet. Stylistically, he is certainly the most influential, leading the way into the modern age with his emphasis on free verse. He freed poets, whether traditional or not, to write their poetry in the style that best suited their content. More importantly, to me at least, he seems the [...]