# Song of the Broad-Axe - stanza 4

An audiobook by Walt Whitman, read by LibriVox volunteers (28 min, English).

This Weekly Poem is an excerpt from Song of the Broad-axe (4th Stanza) by Walt Whitman, who 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. - Summary by Wikipedia

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