The Differences Between Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, two famous poets from the same period, differed in their lifestyles, subject matter and their style of writing. Even though Emily and Walt had some similarities they were different in many ways. Their lifestyles, subject matter and their style of writing were unique in many different ways, causing them to be very different, yet famous poets. In the following paragraphs, I will …showed first 75 words of 1410 total…

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