Poet

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman has 67 approved public poems available in Poem A Day.

1. A Boston Ballad, 1854. by Walt Whitman

   "TO get betimes in Boston town, I rose this morning early;" — Walt Whitman, "A Boston Ballad, 1854."

   nature, love, death
2. A Woman Waits for Me. by Walt Whitman

   "A WOMAN waits for me—she contains all, nothing is lacking," — Walt Whitman, "A Woman Waits for Me."

   nature, love, death
3. Adieu to a Soldier. by Walt Whitman

   "ADIEU, O soldier!" — Walt Whitman, "Adieu to a Soldier."

   nature, love, death
4. An Old Man’s Thought of School. by Walt Whitman

   "AN old man’s thought of School;" — Walt Whitman, "An Old Man’s Thought of School."

   nature, death, beauty
5. As I Sat Alone by Blue Ontario’s Shores. by Walt Whitman

   "1" — Walt Whitman, "As I Sat Alone by Blue Ontario’s Shores."

   nature, love, death
6. As the Time Draws Nigh. by Walt Whitman

   "1" — Walt Whitman, "As the Time Draws Nigh."

   nature, death, faith
7. Ashes of Soldiers. by Walt Whitman

   "ASHES of soldiers!" — Walt Whitman, "Ashes of Soldiers."

   nature, love, death
8. Beautiful Women. by Walt Whitman

   "WOMEN sit, or move to and fro—some old, some young;" — Walt Whitman, "Beautiful Women."

   time
9. Brother of All, with Generous Hand. by Walt Whitman

   "1" — Walt Whitman, "Brother of All, with Generous Hand."

   nature, love, death
10. Come up from the Fields, Father. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Come up from the Fields, Father."

    nature, love, death
11. France, the 18th year of These States. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "France, the 18th year of These States."

    nature, love, death
12. From Paumanok Starting. by Walt Whitman

    "FROM Paumanock starting, I fly like a bird," — Walt Whitman, "From Paumanok Starting."

    nature, hope, war
13. Full of Life, Now. by Walt Whitman

    "FULL of life, now, compact, visible," — Walt Whitman, "Full of Life, Now."

    identity, time
14. Gods. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Gods."

    nature, love, death
15. I Dream’d in a Dream. by Walt Whitman

    "I DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of …" — Walt Whitman, "I Dream’d in a Dream."

    love, hope, solitude
16. I Sing the Body Electric. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "I Sing the Body Electric."

    nature, love, death
17. In Former Songs. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "In Former Songs."

    nature, love, death
18. Indications, The. by Walt Whitman

    "THE indications, and tally of time;" — Walt Whitman, "Indications, The."

    nature, love, death
19. Italian Music in Dakota. by Walt Whitman

    "THROUGH the soft evening air enwrinding all," — Walt Whitman, "Italian Music in Dakota."

    nature, love, death
20. Locations and Times. by Walt Whitman

    "LOCATIONS and times—what is it in me that meets them all, whenever and wherev…" — Walt Whitman, "Locations and Times."

    time
21. Longings for Home. by Walt Whitman

    "O MAGNET-SOUTH! O glistening, perfumed South! My South!" — Walt Whitman, "Longings for Home."

    nature, love, death
22. Look Down, Fair Moon. by Walt Whitman

    "LOOK down, fair moon, and bathe this scene;" — Walt Whitman, "Look Down, Fair Moon."

    nature, beauty, faith
23. Manhattan Streets I Saunter’d, Pondering. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Manhattan Streets I Saunter’d, Pondering."

    nature, love, death
24. Miracles. by Walt Whitman

    "WHY! who makes much of a miracle?" — Walt Whitman, "Miracles."

    nature, love, beauty
25. Mother and Babe. by Walt Whitman

    "I SEE the sleeping babe, nestling the breast of its mother;" — Walt Whitman, "Mother and Babe."

    night
26. Native Moments. by Walt Whitman

    "NATIVE moments! when you come upon me—Ah you are here now!" — Walt Whitman, "Native Moments."

    nature, love, hope
27. O Me! O Life! by Walt Whitman

    "O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;" — Walt Whitman, "O Me! O Life!"

    nature, hope, solitude
28. O Star of France. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "O Star of France."

    nature, love, death
29. O Sun of Real Peace. by Walt Whitman

    "O SUN of real peace! O hastening light!" — Walt Whitman, "O Sun of Real Peace."

    nature, death, hope
30. On Journeys Through The States. by Walt Whitman

    "ON journeys through the States we start," — Walt Whitman, "On Journeys Through The States."

    nature, love, death
31. On the Beach at Night, Alone. by Walt Whitman

    "ON the beach at night alone," — Walt Whitman, "On the Beach at Night, Alone."

    nature, death, beauty
32. Or from that Sea of Time. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Or from that Sea of Time."

    nature, death, hope
33. Out of the Rolling Ocean, the Crowd. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Out of the Rolling Ocean, the Crowd."

    nature, love, death
34. Passage to India. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Passage to India."

    nature, love, death
35. Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of All. by Walt Whitman

    "PENSIVE, on her dead gazing, I heard the Mother of All," — Walt Whitman, "Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of All."

    nature, love, death
36. Poem of Joys. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Poem of Joys."

    nature, love, death
37. Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a Boy. by Walt Whitman

    "YOU just maturing youth! You male or female!" — Walt Whitman, "Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a Boy."

    nature, death, war
38. Prayer of Columbus. by Walt Whitman

    "A BATTER’D, wreck’d old man," — Walt Whitman, "Prayer of Columbus."

    nature, love, death
39. Primeval my Love for the Woman I Love. by Walt Whitman

    "PRIMEVAL my love for the woman I love," — Walt Whitman, "Primeval my Love for the Woman I Love."

    love, death, solitude
40. Proud Music of The Storm. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Proud Music of The Storm."

    nature, love, death
41. Salut au Monde. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Salut au Monde."

    nature, love, death
42. Says. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Says."

    nature, love, death
43. Ship Starting, The. by Walt Whitman

    "LO! the unbounded sea!" — Walt Whitman, "Ship Starting, The."

    nature, hope, war
44. Sleepers, The. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Sleepers, The."

    nature, love, death
45. Song for All Seas, All Ships. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Song for All Seas, All Ships."

    nature, death, solitude
46. Song of the Broad-Axe. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Song of the Broad-Axe."

    nature, love, death
47. Song of the Exposition. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Song of the Exposition."

    nature, love, death
48. Song of the Open Road. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Song of the Open Road."

    nature, love, death
49. Song of the Redwood-Tree. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Song of the Redwood-Tree."

    nature, love, death
50. Song of the Universal. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Song of the Universal."

    nature, love, death
51. Spain 1873–’74. by Walt Whitman

    "OUT of the murk of heaviest clouds," — Walt Whitman, "Spain 1873–’74."

    nature, death, war
52. Spontaneous Me. by Walt Whitman

    "SPONTANEOUS me, Nature," — Walt Whitman, "Spontaneous Me."

    nature, love, beauty
53. Starting from Paumanok. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Starting from Paumanok."

    nature, love, death
54. That Music Always Round Me. by Walt Whitman

    "THAT music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning—yet long untaught I did no…" — Walt Whitman, "That Music Always Round Me."

    nature, love, death
55. There was a Child went Forth. by Walt Whitman

    "THERE was a child went forth every day;" — Walt Whitman, "There was a Child went Forth."

    nature, love, death
56. These, I, Singing in Spring. by Walt Whitman

    "THESE, I, singing in spring, collect for lovers," — Walt Whitman, "These, I, Singing in Spring."

    nature, love, solitude
57. This Moment, Yearning and Thoughtful. by Walt Whitman

    "THIS moment yearning and thoughtful, sitting alone," — Walt Whitman, "This Moment, Yearning and Thoughtful."

    love, solitude, grief
58. To Think of Time. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "To Think of Time."

    nature, love, death
59. To a Locomotive in Winter. by Walt Whitman

    "THEE for my recitative!" — Walt Whitman, "To a Locomotive in Winter."

    nature, love, death
60. Unfolded Out of the Folds. by Walt Whitman

    "UNFOLDED out of the folds of the woman, man comes unfolded, and is always to" — Walt Whitman, "Unfolded Out of the Folds."

    nature, love, death
61. Unnamed Lands. by Walt Whitman

    "NATIONS ten thousand years before These States, and many times ten thousand y…" — Walt Whitman, "Unnamed Lands."

    nature, love, death
62. Walt Whitman. by Walt Whitman

    "1" — Walt Whitman, "Walt Whitman."

    nature, love, death
63. Warble for Lilac-Time. by Walt Whitman

    "WARBLE me now, for joy of Lilac-time," — Walt Whitman, "Warble for Lilac-Time."

    nature, love, death
64. Weave in, Weave in, My Hardy Life. by Walt Whitman

    "WEAVE in! weave in, my hardy life!" — Walt Whitman, "Weave in, Weave in, My Hardy Life."

    nature, death, war
65. What General has a Good Army. by Walt Whitman

    "WHAT General has a good army in himself, has a good army;" — Walt Whitman, "What General has a Good Army."

    war, identity
66. When I heard at the Close of the Day. by Walt Whitman

    "WHEN I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv’d with plaud…" — Walt Whitman, "When I heard at the Close of the Day."

    nature, love, hope
67. Whispers of Heavenly Death. by Walt Whitman

    "WHISPERS of heavenly death, murmur’d I hear;" — Walt Whitman, "Whispers of Heavenly Death."

    nature, death, hope