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Oct 10, 2020 · The smoke of my own breath, Echoes, ripples, buzz’d whispers, love-root, silk-thread, crotch and vine, My respiration and inspiration, the beating of my heart, the passing of blood and air through my lungs, The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves, and of the shore and dark-color’d sea-rocks, and of hay in the barn, The sound of the belch ...
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.
Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 1. O sun of real peace! O Hastening light! O free and extatic! O what I here, preparing, warble for! O the sun of the world will ascend, dazzling, and take his height—and you too will ascend! O so amazing and broad—up there resplendent, darting and burning!
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.
May 1, 1998 · Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Best Books Ever Listings. In Poetry. In Banned Books from Anne Haight's list. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
Apr 5, 2024 · 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.
Perhaps the quintessential book of American verse, Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass embraces and encapsulates the lives and landscapes of a young nation. Inspired by the romantic and transcendentalist writers of the 19th century, Whitman finds joy in scenes of nature, sailors, farmers, revelers, lovers, musicians, mothers, schoolchildren, and ...
