Controversial American poet whose experiments in radically new forms of poetry blended rhythmic rambling with mystic imagery and celebrated his thoughts on man and society. His masterpiece, Leaves of Grass, led to his dismissal from a job as a clerk in the U. S. Department of Interior because of the book’s reputed scandalously explicit sexual references. Check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Whitman, payable to Thos. H. McCollin & Company for $12.70, May 9, 1889. In very god condition, with cancellation cut to center and light overall toning, a bit heavier to edges, not detracting from bold signature. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
