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Walt Whitman Words for America







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Famous Authors: Walt Whitman: 1819- 1892. Walt Whitman was a Poet born in New York in 1818. He published a book of poems called "Leaves of Grass" in 1865 and his reputation started to grow. He was considered the voice of America's spirit.

The Struggle over Slavery. The struggle over slavery began in the 1800's. This video speaks to the climate of the country during the time Walt Whitman was writing his poetry.

An activity to go along with this book would be to create a Wordle of various Walt Whitman's Poems. This is a Wordle of the poem, "I hear America Singing." This Wordle was created by copying the poem and pasting it into the Wordle Create box. Along with Walt Whitman's name. This wordle was created using the words of the Walt Whitman Poem, "For You, O Democracy."