This
paper studies the
poem "I Sing the
Body Electric" by Walt Whitman, the American poet who revolutionized English language poetry. The poem was one of twelve in the first edition of "Leaves of Grass", published in 1855. In the poem, Whitman asserts that the body and the
soul are one in the same. This paper analyzes Whitman's themes of
sexuality, love,
spirituality and democracy, which he uses to support his argument. The paper quotes liberally from the poem. The paper concludes with the author lauding Whitman for his refusal to compartmentalize his ideas.