Yes they where close friends.
Yes, Walt Whitman greatly admired Abraham Lincoln and frequently wrote poems about him. Whitman viewed Lincoln as a symbol of wisdom, strength, and compassion during a crucial period in American history.
All of these are Walt Whitman's poems about Abraham Lincoln: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd O Captain! My Captain! Hush'd Be The Camps To-day This Dust was Once the Man
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Because he admired President Lincoln and his efforts-APEX
Walt Whitman wrote several poems about Abraham Lincoln, including "O Captain! My Captain!," "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," and "Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day." These poems reflect Whitman's deep admiration and mourning for Lincoln during a pivotal period in American history.
"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman and "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight" by Vachel Lindsay are among the most famous poems concerning Lincoln.
Walt Whitman's "The Inauguration" from Specimen Days speaks about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. In this essay, Whitman reflects on Lincoln's second term inauguration in 1865. He portrays Lincoln's inauguration as a symbolic moment of hope and renewal for the country during a turbulent time.
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Walt Whitman's famous poem is "Song of Myself", which is a part of his collection "Leaves of Grass". The poem celebrates the individual, nature, and the interconnectedness of all things.
The poem "O Captain, My Captain" was written by Whitman in 1865 after Lincoln's assassination. The poem contains a number of metaphors to Lincoln as president and to the issues that Lincoln had to deal with.
There are a couple of Mordecai Lincolns in Abraham's family tree: Mordecai Jr. is his great-great-great grandfather. Also for a interesting tid-bit; Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas' first cousin was Walt Whitman the poet. Abraham was also the uncle of Gov. Charles Seymour Whitman, Gov. of N.Y.
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Walt Whitman's poem O Captain! My Captain! was written in 1865 on the death of Abraham Lincoln; it is now in the public domain.