Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
person
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:American_Romanticism
Civil War poetry |
| gptkbp:awards |
none
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
May 31, 1819
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:West_Hills,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Harleigh_Cemetery
|
| gptkbp:children |
none
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
cultural identity
poetic form American_literature |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
March 26, 1892
|
| gptkbp:diedIn |
gptkb:Camden,_New_Jersey
|
| 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. |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
|
| gptkbp:genre |
free verse
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whitman
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
modernist poetry confessional poetry beat poetry |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
nature
human experience the self |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
individualism
celebrating democracy sexuality in poetry |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on civil rights movements
influence on modern poetry influence on poets influence on existentialism influence on artists influence on musicians influence on writers influence on LGBTQ+ literature influence on free verse poetry influence on transcendental thought influence_on_American_culture |
| gptkbp:movement |
Transcendentalism
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Leaves of Grass
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
poet
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
none
|
| gptkbp:style |
lyricism
symbolism imagery cataloging |