Walt Whitman 2

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…as a poet were truly monumental. He exercised a deep influence on his immediate successors in American letters and even on modern poetry. As a symbolist his influence was felt in Europe, where he was considered one of the greatest American poets ever. Walt Whitman became modern through his utilization of his prophetic attribute and became world renowned for his great poetry. Walt Whitman achieved the Olympian stature and rare distinction of a world poet.