18+: Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet of "Leaves of G…

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Did you know? Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet of "Leaves of Grass", wrote explicitly homoerotic poems at a time when that was criminal. In his "Calamus" poems he described love between men openly. Many biographers think he had relationships with several men, especially conductor Peter Doyle.

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet of "Leaves of Grass", wrote explicitly homoerotic poems at a time when that was criminal. In his "Calamus" poems he described love between men openly. Many biographers think he had relationships with several men, especially conductor Peter Doyle.

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