Ralph Emerson was a leading American poet, as well as a philosopher known for his championship of the American Transcendentalism movement. This essay seeks to explore his transcendentalist mindscape in his poem Each and All, so as to elucidate his viewpoint of philosophical doctrines when creating. Ralph Emerson was a leading American poet, as well as a philosopher known for his championship of the American Transcendentalism movement. This essay seeks to explore his transcendentalist mindscape in his poem Each and All, so as to elucidate his viewpoint of philosophical doctrines when creating.