Influence Of Nature In Emily Dickinson And Walt Whitman

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Nature has always been a huge influence. Nature influences all sorts of people like painters, writer’s, poets and even actors. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” A lot of people live by these kinds of quotes. The people who were the most influenced by nature were romantics. Two of the biggest romanticist were Emily Dickinson’s and Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman was a poet during the 1800’s. His writings were influenced by nature. For example, one of his books are titled “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman lived in the country so all of his influence from nature he got from living in rural areas. His writings contain a lot about the outdoors. He was a big part of the Romanticist movement. Emily Dickson was another

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