English Project

Kendriya Vidyalaya
Ahmedabad
A Project on
WALT WHITMAN
THE POET
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY:
MRS. Jisha Rajan Abhishek Jain
P.G.T.(English)
CERTIFICATE
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT Abhishek Jain OF
CLASS XII, ROLL NO 11102 HAS SUCESSFULLY COMPLETED
PROJECT TITLED Walt Whitman : The poet FOR SUBJECT OF
English Literature (184) FOR FULFILLMENT OF ALS Project Portfolio
2021-22.
INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER
PRINCIPAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
It is with pleasure that I acknowledge my sincere gratitude

to our teacher, Jisha Rajan who taught and undertook the
responsibility of teaching the subject English. I have been
greatly benefited from his classes.
I am especially indebted to our Principal J.R Rathor who has
always been a source of encouragement and support and
without whose inspiration this project would not have been
a successful I would like to place on record heartfelt thanks
to him.
Finally, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for
all the other students for my batch their friendship & the
fine times that we all shared together.
Introduction
Walter Whitman ( May 31,1819 – March 26,1892)

was an American poet, essayist and journalist.
A humanist, he was a part of the transition
between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating
both views in his
works. Whitman is
among the most
influential poets in the
American canon, often
called
“The father of free
verse”. His work was
controversial in its
time, particularly his
1855 poetry
collection Leaves of
Grass, which was
described as obscene for
its overt sensuality.
Famous Writing
Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day

successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare.
In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2),
he celebrated democracy, nature,
love, and friendship. This
monumental work
chanted praises to
the body as well as
to the soul, and
found beauty and
reassurance even in
death. Along
with Emily Dickinson, Whitman is
regarded as one of America’s most
significant 19th-century poets and
would influence later many poets, including Ezra
Pound, William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Simon
Ortiz, C.K. Williams, and Martín Espada.
More About Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was an American journalist and poet

born in 1819 in West Hills, New York and who died
in1892 in Camden, New
Jersey. During his life,
Whitman served the
community in numerous
ways, for example, he was
working as a teacher,
volunteer nurse,
journalist, essayist, and a
government clerk.
Whitman was a classical

scholar who influenced the
development of poetry
through his numerous
works that are relevant even today.
He started writing and publishing
his poems at a time when people
did not enjoy the freedom of
expressing their thoughts freely.
Nearly all of Whitman’s literary works evoked different
reactions of social masses which caused Whitman to be
given some of his famous nicknames such as the
“Father of Free Verse” and “The Bard of Democracy”.
The author’s life was stained by numerous disputes
regarding his sexuality. This issue provoked so much
interest that biographers analyzed his poems as a way

of understand his feeling.
They still continue to describe his sexuality as bisexual,

although there is no clear evidence that Whitman had
any sexual experiences with men.
Whitman’s life was dominated by poetry and politics,

especially during the industrialization era when he
strongly opposed slavery. He was a staunch
campaigner of democracy, as he used his influence to
advocate for abolishment of slavery.
What About Him?
Walt Whitman was one of the most influential people in the field of
fictional writing. His legacy still lives on many years after he
passed on. According to Whitman, there is a dependent
relationship between poetry and society. Whitman is remembered
for his role in introducing a new style of writing poems, and his
fight for democracy in the United States of America.
Whitman also inspired many people with his lifestyle and beliefs.
Most of Whitman’s admirers believe that he is the best poet that
America had at that time. Many modern poets still promote the
legacy that Walt Whitman left through their poems. Throughout
his life, Whitman served his community in numerous roles, and
through his work, he advocated for equality among all religions
and all people. He believed that all were equal.
Bibiliography
 www.wikipedia.com
 www.ivypanda.com
 Images from Google.
 www.google.com
 Walt Whitman resources
www.whitmanarchive.org

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Kendriya Vidyalaya

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY:

MRS. Jisha Rajan Abhishek Jain

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT Abhishek Jain OF

CLASS XII, ROLL NO 11102 HAS SUCESSFULLY COMPLETED

PROJECT TITLED Walt Whitman : The poet FOR SUBJECT OF

English Literature (184) FOR FULFILLMENT OF ALS Project Portfolio

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

It is with pleasure that I acknowledge my sincere gratitude

Walter Whitman ( May 31,1819 – March 26,1892)

Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day

Walt Whitman was an American journalist and poet

Whitman was a classical

interest that biographers analyzed his poems as a way

They still continue to describe his sexuality as bisexual,

Whitman’s life was dominated by poetry and politics,

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