The Pantheist Index

Whitman, Walt (1819 - 1891): One of America's best-loved poets, a Pantheist who wrote, "I hear and behold God in every object."

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• The Poetry of Walt Whitman Whitman bio and analysis of his work, online poems, related points of interest near his birthplace, an in depth look at his Huntington, Long Island birthplace. Photography and text.

• Walt Whitman's "Drum-Taps" Article from the New York Saturday Press of 27th January 1866, critical of Whitman's Pantheism.

• Whitman's Musical Legacy Article by Jack Sullivan describing Whitman's influence on numerous composers, notably the Pantheist Delius and various members of the English pastoral school.