Whitman is one of the greatest staples in American poetry, but i do not care for is work it is boring and difficult to follow. He does enstil some life lessons in his poems, though, such as "keep your face toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you" http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/guide/180040
That is a quote that reminds me of happiness, meaning think happy thoughts and darkness(unhappiness) will leave you.
I hated Leaves of grass, that poem was long pointless, and boring.
I will say this about Walt. He got completely ruined for me because of the show Breaking Bad. It's all I think about when I see his name. As for leaves of grass it's long because well it's a collection of poems which again... was heavily referenced in numerous Breaking Bad episodes and let's not forget Dead Poet Society (One of Robin Williams best performances in my opinion) With all that being said I prefer his work over Emily Dickinson though!
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