Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
poet
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
Transcendentalism |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Golden_Rose_Award
Bancroft Prize |
| gptkbp:born |
May 31, 1819
|
| gptkbp:children |
none
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| gptkbp:died |
March 26, 1892
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
The powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. What you call death I call life. |
| gptkbp:genre |
free verse
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Walter Whitman
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Walt_Whitman_Quarterly_Review
gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Allen_Ginsberg |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
themes of love
themes of nature themes of democracy celebration of the individual |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
modernist poetry
social justice themes individualism nature writing human rights advocacy poetic form LGBTQ+ literature beat generation free verse poetry poetic expression of self American_literature American_identity democratic_ideals |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Leaves of Grass
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| gptkbp:occupation |
essayist
humanist journalist |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:West_Hills,_New_York
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Camden,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:restingPlace |
gptkb:Harleigh_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:spouse |
none
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| gptkbp:website |
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/walt-whitman
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