Allen and Whitman

So, there were several similarities I noticed between these two poets. Stylistically, they both wrote in free verse, which gave them more freedom to write the lines how they saw fit. Also, they both wrote a bit... risky? I can't think of a good word, but Whitman wrote about the runaway slave during a very heated time, and Ginsberg was pretty gritty with his writing (cuss words, etc.) which I think made them both quite brave. They were willing to speak about what they believed in despite the fact that their way of doing so had the potential to be received badly. So, yeah. Props to them.