No. 469 The only collection of poems written by the famous American poet Whitman in his lifetime: "Blades of Grass"

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Walter ▪ Whitman, a famous American poet and humanist, created a free body of poetry. The collection of poems "Blades of Grass" is the only collection of poems created by Whitman in his lifetime, and has become the founding father of modern american poetry and modern literature.

In poetic form, Whitman made bold innovations, creating a "free body" poetic form, breaking the traditional poetic rhythm and using broken sentences as the basis for rhyme. In the collection of Romantic poems, "The Collection of Blades of Grass", there are more than 300 poems in total. The language of these poems is rough and simple, the realm is turbulent and magnificent, the style is bold and uninhibited, and the rhythm is clear and catchy.

Opening the "Grass Leaf Collection", there are both criticisms of serfdom and praise for American democracy and freedom, as well as love for the beautiful mountains and rivers of the United States and inquiries about time and space, knowledge, and so on. Each small poem in the collection of poems is like a drop of crystal clear dew in the grass in the morning, clear and transparent, not stained with dust, so that people can read it like a sweet spring and a spring breeze.

Throughout the collection, I like a few of my favorite poems, including "A Glimpse," "The World Takes Good Care," "So to the End," "Life and Death," "That Music Is Always Around Me," and "I'm Looking for a Long Time." Among them, "I Am Looking for a Long Time" belongs to the poet's inner monologue, depicting the poet's spiritual journey of poetry creation, as well as where the poetry comes from in the eyes of the poet and what is the purpose of the poem.

I'm looking for a long time

I'm looking for purpose for a long time,

Find one for myself and for these poems

Clues to past history

Now I've found it.

　　It's not in the fables of the books in the library,

(I neither accept nor reject them,)

　　Nor is it in legend or in all other things,

　　It's right now

It's the world today.

　　It is embedded in democracy

(This has been the purpose and vision since ancient times,)

　　It is a man or a woman today

The life of an ordinary person today,

　　It is in language, in social customs, in literature and in the arts,

　　It's in those artificial things,

Ships, machines, politics, creeds,

The intersection of modern progress and international intercourse,

　　Everything for the sake of modernity

Everything is for the average person today.

Through this poem we can know that the source of poetry is not in the ancient fables, but in the living reality of the present. It is not rigid and unchanging, falling into the dust, but among the ordinary people, in the great journey of promoting the landing of democracy. Poets create poems to speak out for the masses of the people and express the joy and sorrow in the hearts of the masses.

After a vigorous rush, life is like a gentle stream, and gradually returns to tranquility. When Whitman composed poetry, he also began to pay attention to the turbulence in the tranquility, the extraordinary in the ordinary. Just like the name of the poem, "blades of grass" represent the most ordinary people living at the bottom, representing the life that looks low and weak but is actually tough and powerful. With the help of this collection of poems, Whitman gave sincere concern to all ordinary people, things and things, reflecting the strong humanistic spirit of the poet.

Everyone is unique and has an innate personality and talent. Even plants as small as blades of grass are still dyed with the hope of life with the green dots, and people should bloom warmly in the season full of joy. When the autumn wind rises, the dried grass blades will swing with the wind and fall to the ground, but who can say that it has never existed brilliantly? Haven't felt the colours of spring at the first sunrise?