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"Whispers of Heavenly Death" is a short collection of poems within Walt Whitman's major work "Leaves of Grass". In these poems, written towards the end of his life, Whitman ponders on the subject of death and mortality.
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He was part of the humanist movement, and his work was controversial in its time. His best-known work is Leaves of Grass.
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