Whitman was socially-engaged and artistic

     In my most advanced-level German class today we learned about the Dinggedicht (thing-poem). We spoke about how poetry previously (and since of course) was written about other topics. I mentioned Whitman's poems about the death of Abraham Lincoln, born on 12 February 1809.

For that reason, I post a link to Whitman's poem about lilacs and so much more:

 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174748

If only Lincoln had been allowed to finish his second term in office! This nation would have been spared so much!