Leaves of Grass: The First 1855 Edition

In 1855, Walt Whitman published -- at his own expense -- the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the infl...

Reducere. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Although the first edition w...

Walt Whitman was a poetic Visionary. He published the first edition of this monumental work in 1855 and began his magnum opus with the words, "Amer...

The iconic American poet's pioneering and influential expression of presence, enthusiasm and attention, first published in 1855, is brought out in ...

DescriptionIn 1855, an unknown but wildly ambitious young poet self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass, consisting of twelve untitled p...