The correct answer is true.
It is true that drunkards and prostitutes inspired Whitman's poetry.
Walt Whitman was an America poet and writer whose poems reflected a romantic view of nature. For instance, many of his works addressed topics and people that were taboo for the society of his time. He became a popular author and founded the newspaper "The Long-Islander." After working in the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle," he founded the "Brooklyn Freeman." His great works on poetry such as "Leaves of a Grass" and "Good by-My Fancy" made him be one of the best poets of the 19th with Emily D*ckinson.