Walt Whiteman is one of the most famous and inspiring American poets. A
poet who is widely considered as the American father of free verses.
This book is a collection of his patriotic poems divided into 4 parts;
Poems of War, Poems of after War, Poems of America and Poems of
Democracy. These poems show pain, celebration, courage and unity. He
often likes to celebrate love, friendship, democracy and nature through
his work. His major concern was to introspect, explore and celebrate his
own self and his personality and secondly he wanted to eulogize
democracy and the American nation with its achievements and potential.
His work continues to receive huge readership across generations and the
fact that he mostly wrote his poems in first person makes it even more
meaningful. By reading his astonishing work one learns to appreciate the
things and find beauty within.