Song of Myself  / Walt Whitman

Agonies are one of my changes of garments

I do not ask the wounded person how he feels,

I myself become the wounded person,

My hurts turn livid upon me

as I lean on a cane and observe.

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나의 노래   / 월트 휘트먼

고뇌는 내가 갈아입은 옷 중 하나이니

나는 상처받은 사람에게 기분이 어떤지 묻지 않는다

나 스스로 그 상처받은 사람이 된다.

내 지팡이에 기대 바라볼 때

내 상처들은 검푸르게 빛난다.

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            Walt Whitman

                 

Walter "Walt" Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an

American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of

the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating

both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection

Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt

sexuality.