Poetry in Transcendentalism
A lot of the Transcendentalist writers wrote poetry as well as essays. If essays allowed them to present their Transcendentalist ideas in a clear, coherent form, poetry allowed them to express the more mystical, more intuitive aspect of their ideology.
Poetry, after all, is based on the power of imagery and language. Poetry is suggestive, and it allowed Transcendentalist writers to suggest the nature of the "truths" and insights that they tried to explicate in their essays, but which went beyond the rational mind.
Chew on This
The ultra-famous poet Walt Whitman was associated with the Transcendentalists. In his poem "Song of Myself," we'll find a lot of emphasis on individualism, a common Transcendentalist theme. Not to mention tons of self-celebration, whether you think that's an ego trip or some real pretty verse.
Walt Whitman's poetry collection Leaves of Grass highlighted many of the Transcendentalists' favorite themes, including nature—and not just nature that Walt Whitman was taking a self-loving walk through. Worth a peek!