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By some fortunate conversion of mysticism, talent, and singular vision of humanity, in 1855, Walt Whitman published his first edition of Leaves of Grass, a slim volume consisting of twelve untitled poems and a preface. He designed the cover, and typeset and paid for the printing of the book himself.
To Think Through". "I Wander All Night in My Vision," "The Bodies of Men and Women Engirth". "Sauntering the Pavement or Riding the Country". "A Young Man Came to Me With". "Suddenly Out of Its Stale and Drowsy". "Clear the Way There Jonathan!" "There Was a Child Went Forth Every". "Who Learns My Lesson Complete?"
Leaves of Grass (1856) Poem of Walt Whitman, an American. Poem of Women. Poem of Salutation. Poem of the Daily Work of the Workmen and Workwomen of These States. Broad-Axe Poem. Poem of a Few Greatnesses. Poem of the Body. Poem of Many in One.
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…
Unusually prescient, even now, Leaves of Grass has become an unavoidable influence on American poetry. Though considered to be a transcendentalist alongside Henry David Thoreau and Emerson, Whitman's greatest legacy is his invention of a truly American free verse. His groundbreaking, open, inclusive, and optimistic poems are written in long ...
Oct 10, 2020 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
May 1, 1998 · Leaves of Grass Credits: G. Fuhrman and David Widger Language: English: LoC Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature: Subject: American poetry -- 19th century Category: Text: EBook-No. 1322: Release Date: May 1, 1998: Most Recently Updated: Apr 27, 2021: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 3180 ...
