Walt Whitman's Accomplishments

The start of one of the most influential poet of the 18th century began when Walt Whitman was born in 1819 (Gundersen). He started his wonderful career as a poet when he was in his young years soaking in all the wisdom and picking up writing tips from other famous poets. Then, he took all the knowledge he had and played that through the later part of his life as a poet. Lastly, he continued to grab the attention from other poets and fans of his writing after he had already passed away. Walt Whitman was influenced in his younger years and older years of life as a poet and writer; he then went on to create his own works and unique styles of poetry, which inspired other young poets and authors to branch out and make their career just as successful

A good example of that is Ezra Pound, he is a writer in the early 1900’s and was impacted immensely by Whitman’s style of writing. Pound went on to write a book called “The Pact”, which is significantly about Whitman, and how he inspired and grabbed the attention of Ezra Pound’s life (Gundersen). Ezra Pound went on to say that Whitman had really touched his life in and out of the poetry world, and he “Paved a way for his career” (Gundersen). Another significant name in society, Andrew Carnegie, described Whitman as “America’s Poet” and adored the rugged and beautiful style that could be depicted in Walt’s poetry and other writings (Gundersen). The fact that all these people were noticing him, including famous people, gave him the respect he was waiting for, and it really opened up the fame of Walt Whitman. Whitman’s works were really brought forward, studied, and noticed at the time where he was deceased. Many people refer to Walt Whitman as one of the most influential poets of the 18th century, for he was a major reason why poetry evolved into what it has evolved in today

He constantly amazes people with his works even to this day, for it is poets, authors, and even kids who are in school, who see his name credited for some of the world’s best novels. The style Walt used, a very uncommon impacting style, is now commonly used by others, for he was a very unique and influential person. Whitman took in all the knowledge and experience from elders when he was writing at a younger age, and he stored that into his memory, to later pass it on to other young writers throughout the decades and