In Leaves of grass and Canto general, poets want to politicize the reader, Whitman for democracy and Neruda for communism, both of which have become foundational poets for their countries over time. En Leaves of grass y Canto general los poetas quieren politizar al lector, Whitman por la democracia y Neruda por el comunismo, y ambos se han convertido en poetas fundacionales para sus países.
