Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Sidney Lanier all wrote different types of poems and stories. ... Transcendentalism has influenced the works of Whitman, Dickinson, and Lanier. One must understand the meaning of transcendentalism before accurately understanding the influence it had on these poets. Transcendentalism was formed on the basis that religions were not necessary to understand God or a particular divine power. ... Whitman uses transcendentalism in many of his poems. ... To me, this is a prime example of transcendentalism.