Walter "Walt"
Whitman 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.
He ones said “The words of my book nothing, the drift
of it everything.” This simply means
that until and unless the world doesn’t know of your work but you, its
pointless and worthless. If you happen to share your work be it writing or
films, etc. it helps in spreading word. Instead of keeping certain creditable subject
only to yourself will only help you. But if you pass on your work to others,
people give their opinion and views regarding it which may in future be very helpful
to you.
This is exactly what happens in media. The media
shares its work that is its news and stories to everyone. This helps in educating
and informing its masses. If the media gets hold of a particular story and
keeps only to itself, without sharing it to its audience, the value of that
story falls eventually. The media helps us in understanding what is right and
wrong. Where two people debate over a same topic and the media doesn’t share
one persons view and keeps it hidden for some reason, it then does the job of
giving one sided story.
Walter Whitman’s this statement shows us the
importance of word through the audiences point of view. Only when your work is
spread out people notice it and give their opinion and views on your statement making
it known to all and sometimes helpful in the future.
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