A glimpse
Walt Whitman’s poem “A Glimpse” first appeared in the 1860 edition of his collection “Leaves of Grass”.
Walt Whitman was born on 31 May 1819 in West Hills, New York, US, and he died on 26 March 1892 in Camden, New Jersey, US, at the age of 72.A poet, essayist, and journalist, Whitman was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. He is among the most influential poets in the US canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in its time, particularly Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sensuality.
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A glimpse through an interstice caught, Of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-room around the stove late of a winter night, and I unremark’d seated in a corner, Of a youth who loves me and whom I love, silently approaching and seating himself near, that he may hold me by the hand, A long while amid the noises of coming and going, of drinking and oath and smutty jest, There we two, content, happy in being together, speaking little, perhaps not a word.