In this poem, the author describes himself as "a kosmos, of Manhattan the son, / Turbulent, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking and breeding."
In this poem, the author describes himself as "a kosmos, of Manhattan the son, / Turbulent, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking and breeding." Section 34 describes the Alamo while section 35 describes fighting at sea with Paul Jones. The poet refers often to his soul, although he also claims to be the poet of the body in the 52 sections of this work summing up the personal understanding of the author. For 10 points--name this Walt Whitman poem, the longest in Leaves of Grass.
In this poem, the author describes himself as "a kosmos, of Manhattan the son, / Turbulent, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking and breeding."
{Song of Myself} or {Poem of Walt Whitman, An American}