EPISODE · Sep 21, 2025 · 28 MIN
Leaves of Freedom
from Celebrate Creativity · host George Bartley
Send us Fan MailWalt Whitman’s writing helped to capture and define the spirit of the growing United States during the challenging 1800s. He had a bold and unusual way of writing that created a new artistic style for America. Whitman's importance comes from three big changes that he led: a new way of writing poetry, a new way of thinking about democracy, and a new influence on American art. Whitman called himself "an American, one of the roughs, a Kosmos,” and he carefully created this public image, which matched the bold and rebellious style of his writing. He presented himself as a "rough working man,” and this wasn't just a part of his life story. It was a key part of his art. It showed he was rejecting the old European rules for poetry to create a new, truly American style.Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
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Send us Fan Mail Walt Whitman’s writing helped to capture and define the spirit of the growing United States during the challenging 1800s. He had a bold and unusual way of writing that created a new artistic style for America. Whitman's importance comes from three big changes that he led: a new way of writing poetry, a new way of thinking about democracy, and a new influence on American art. Whitman called himself "an American, one of the roughs, a Kosmos,” and he carefully...
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