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Walt Whiteman（1819---1892） （1819-1892） an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. One of the great innovators in American literature greatest of all American poets Walt Whiteman（1819-1892） Walter Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. The themes in Whitman’s poetry--Catalogue of American and European thought 1) extols the ideal of equality of things and beings, democracy, nature, labor and creation, openness, and freedom 2) Celebrates man’s dignity, the self-reliance spirit, the individual value and brightest　future　of mankind 3) praises the expansion of America The themes in Whitman’s poetry--Catalogue of American and European thought 4) emphasis on brotherhood and social solidarity (unity of nations in the world) 5) Expresses his pursuit of love and happiness, his ideas about death, and beauty of death 6) attacks the slavery system and racial discrimination Whitman’s Major Works (1855, 1856, 1867, 1871, 1876 (2 volumns: Leaves of Grass， Two Rivulets 《两条小河》, 1881, 1889, 1891-1892 (or the “Deathbed Edition” 《临终版本》) 9 editions 12 poems over400 poems Leaves of Grass ?草叶集? a collection of poems The themes “Song of Myself” 《自我之歌》freedom, equality, democracy，man’s dignity “There Was a Child Went Forth” 《有个小孩往前行》the reflection of country’ aggressive and daring “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” 《过布鲁克林渡口》the union of man and cosmos “Democratic Vistas” 《民主的前景》self-reform of the individual “Passage to India” 《向印度行进》 brotherhood and social solidarity The themes “Proud Music of the Storm” 《骄傲的风暴之音乐》 brotherhood and social solidarity “Out of the Cradle Endles