Walt Whitman Magnets

Year 2020

Resist much, obey little.

quick drawing portrait

Year 2021

Happy 200th Birthday Walt Whitman, 31st May 2019. American poet, essayist, journalist, humanist and author of Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, O Captain! My Captain! and Drum-Taps

A reference to Walt Whitman and a reminder for all of us.

Watercolor on paper

Year 2021

"O Captain! My Captain!" is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Immediately successful, the poem was Whitman's first to be anthologized and the most popular during his lifetime. Together with "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", "Hush'd Be the Camps To-day", and "This Dust was Once the Man", it is one of four poems written by Whitman about the death of Lincoln. During the American Civil War, Whitman moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the government and volunteered at hospitals. Although he never met Lincoln, Whitman felt a connection to him and was greatly moved by Lincoln's assassination.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death - Quote by Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman

Born on May 31, 1819, Walt Whitman is the author of Leaves of Grass and, along with Emily Dickinson, is considered one of the architects of a uniquely American poetic voice.

Walt Whitman Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling. - Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman Golden Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Walt Whitman Snow Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Walt Whitman Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Walt Whitman Colourful Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Poetic gay stuff, probably. Photo of Walt Whitman colorized and restored by me, 2018.

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Walt Whitman: Celebrated American poet, "Leaves of Grass" author, hailed for free verse, individualism, and embracing the diversity of human experience.

Walt Whitman Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Portrait of Walt Whitman by Thomas Eakins is a vintage fine art American West portrait painting featuring the poet and journalist Walt Whitman.

The 19th-century American poet, Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman Portrait with the word written from the poem I Hear America Singing.

Arguably, Walt Whitman is the most American poet that ever lived. "Walt Whitman is America," Ezra Pound exclaimed. In the background of this portrait you see a fragment of the poem A Noiseless Patient Spider.

Walt Whitman Pink Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Walt Whitman Colourful Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Walt Whitman Snowy Portrait | Walt Whitman Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

Walt Whitman Abstract Portrait | Walt Whitman Abstract Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

What Would Walt Do?

Only few few books of poetry were ever as influential as Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass". It was revolutionary in several ways: it promoted free verse and opened a whole set of new perspectives and topics.

Some writing advice from Walt Whitman. A great gift for the writer in your family!

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. ― Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman: Celebrated American poet of the 19th century, often hailed as the "Bard of Democracy." His profound verses embodied themes of individualism, nature, and the human experience, revolutionizing poetic form with his groundbreaking collection, "Leaves of Grass."