Emerson And Transcendentalism

Emerson was a man who understood the beauty of thought and the strength of people freeing their minds. His transcendentalist life style allowed him to open his mind to new things. Much of “the Poet” is influenced by transcendentalism, such as needing to find a balance between nature and society to properly share ideas with mankind. “The most lasting poetry — speaking historically—is the poetry that has given some expression to the poet's soul, that part of him- or herself that connects most deeply and exactly with the souls of others” (Birkerts, 70).
The poet does not let the outside influences of the world impact him, and his efforts to be a looking glass into understanding the real values of man. The poet feels that the world, specifically