Walt Whitman was an American poet, revolutionary in the form and theme of his poetry. Much influenced by Indian religious thought, Whitman advocates the abolition of slavery, women's rights, free love and technological development.
His work was repudiated by the critics of the time, but he was not intimidated and introduced the free verse and gave poetic treatment to things and facts of daily life, such as technical progress and other controversial themes. In 1871 Whitman exposed his political views in the Democratic rehearsal Vistas, which has great repercussion.
