On Whitman - His poetry refreshed me like harsh salt spray. - Sidney Lanier

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On Whitman - His poetry refreshed me like harsh salt spray.

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About Sidney Lanier

Sidney Lanier (February 3, 1842 – July 7, 1881) was an American poet, novelist and musician. Lanier died from complications of tuberculosis; aged thirty-nine.

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Alternative Names: Sidney Clopton Lanier
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On Poe - I esteem Poe more highly than my countrymen are wont to do . The trouble with him (Poe) was, he did not KNOW enough. He needed to know a good many more things in order to be a great poet.
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