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Leaves of Grass, collection of poetry by American author Walt Whitman, first presented as a group of 12 poems published anonymously in 1855. It was followed by five revised and three reissued editions during the author’s lifetime. Poems not published in his lifetime were added in 1897. The
- Walt Whitman, Malcolm Cowley
- 1855
Introduction to Leaves of Grass. On July 4, 2005, we will celebrate the 150th anniversary of what is possibly the greatest book of American poetry ever written. In a celebratory article in the New York Sun, poet J. D. McClatchy calls Walt Whitman ’s vision "mystical" and "too uncanny to have resulted from mere literary musings."
Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman. Though it was first published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing, rewriting, and expanding Leaves of Grass [1] until his death in 1892. Six or nine individual editions of Leaves of Grass were produced, depending on how they are distinguished. [2]
- Walt Whitman, Malcolm Cowley
- 1855
Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance even in death.
Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance even in death.
At the age of 12, Walt Whitman apprenticed to a Brooklyn printer. 24 years later, Whitman self-published the first 1855 edition of his landmark collection of poems “Leaves of Grass”—setting the type and working the press himself. Courtesy of the collection of Elisa New. 3 / 6.
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A: Leaves of Grass: The First Edition is a collection of poetry by Walt Whitman, first published in 1855. It marked the beginning of Whitman’s lifelong project, with the poet revising and adding to the collection in several subsequent editions.
