Selected Poems (Thrift Editions)

In his unconventional verse | Walt Whitman spoke in a powerful | sensual | oratorical | and inspiring voice. His most famous work | Leaves of Grass | was a long-term project that the poet compared to the building of a cathedral or the slow growth of a tree. During his lifetime | from 1819 to 1892 | it went through nine editions. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature.This volume contains 24 poems from Leaves of Grass | offering a generous sampling of Whitman's best and most representative verses. Featured works include I Hear America Singing | I Sing the Body Electric | Song of the Open Road | Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking | When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd | and O Captain! My Captain! &; all reprinted from an authoritative text.