Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), "an American, a rough man, a universe", is the greatest poet in American history and is recognized as the "Father of Poetry" in the United States. Whitman was born in West Hill Village, Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA. Xishan Village is located in the hinterland of Changdao, with lush grass and picturesque scenery. It is a place suitable for both farming and animal husbandry. It is close to the seaside and you can often hear the sound of waves crashing on the shore. When the poet was a child, he often went to the beach to pick up seagull eggs in the summer, and watched farmers cutting salt grass, fishermen fishing, and boats sailing. There is Mount Johnny on the back of Long Island. The mountain is not big, but with the ocean on the left and the strait on the right, it is very impressive. When the poet was young, he climbed to the top of the mountain many times to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the vast sea and sky. It is conceivable that the sea breeze blows in the face and the waves rush into the eyes like thousands of horses galloping. What impact this will have on a young man's mind and imagination. Whitman only read books for five or six years and went out to make a living as a teenager. He was a typesetter, carpenter, plasterer, rural teacher and editor, etc. They were all occupations he had engaged in. Whitman was diligent and studious, and spent his spare time reading a large number of world literary masterpieces. His "Leaves of Grass" contains more than 300 poems. It is the collection of Whitman's life creation, represents the peak of American romantic literature, and is a brilliant milestone in the history of American poetry.