5/21/2023 0 Comments I contradict myselfHis poetic observations resemble the practice of mindfulness, which is to say that he pays attention to his surroundings and passing thoughts in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, without judgment. Prisoner, fancy-man, rowdy, lawyer, physician, priest.” “Of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion,Ī farmer, mechanic, artist, gentleman, sailor, quaker, He draws inspiration from all different kinds of people and places-and attempts to bring them together in free verse. He published the first version of the poem in Leaves of Grass six years before the outbreak of the Civil War. He meditates on the connectedness of life-to himself and everything and everyone around him. He revels in the beauty of nature-the wintry sky, the misty-topped mountains, the branches of lilac, and wild gander. Throughout his epic 52-verse poem, Walt Whitman explores the essence of being alive and what it means to celebrate yourself and all of your virtues and vices. Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” in Leaves of Grass For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”
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