In one of his poems, he opposes a voice saying that all bards should write about war by replying that he writes of the war for the eternal soul and above all promotes brave soldiers. Another work urges somebody whose lips are pale and still to rise up and see that the prize they sought was won, but that is impossible because the captain has fallen cold and dead. Some of hi
In one of his poems, he opposes a voice saying that all bards should write about war by replying that he writes of the war for the eternal soul and above all promotes brave soldiers. Another work urges somebody whose lips are pale and still to rise up and see that the prize they sought was won, but that is impossible because the captain has fallen cold and dead. Some of his longer works include "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" and a work which claims he will mourn every spring, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd". Name this poet who wrote Leaves of Grass.
In one of his poems, he opposes a voice saying that all bards should write about war by replying that he writes of the war for the eternal soul and above all promotes brave soldiers.
(Walt) Whitman