Bold-Faced Wisdom: Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition : Bold-Faced Thoughts on the Power and Pleasure of Self-Expression (Paperback)

from I_breathe_fantasy

I read this book after reading Paper towns by John Green. The main character is reading Leaves of grass in Green's novel, and i found his interpretations helpful. I was making my struggling way through Song of myself when the time came for me to leave for Europe. I took the book with me, and I am...

from sevster

Ruminative verse in thought... Whitman is always a pleasure to read

from LisaMaria_C

This slim book was assigned to me in college and was my introduction to Walt William. This is the first 1855 edition of only 12 poems, later given titles: "Song of Myself," "A Song For Occupations," "To Think of Time," "The Sleepers," "I Sing the Body Electric," "Faces," "Song of the Answerer," "...

from ramage

very nice Penguin reissue of the 1855 edition, with an introduction by Harold Bloom

from LisaMaria_C

This slim book was assigned to me in college and was my introduction to Walt William. This is the first 1855 edition of only 12 poems, later given titles: "Song of Myself," "A Song For Occupations," "To Think of Time," "The Sleepers," "I Sing the Body Electric," "Faces," "Song of the Answerer," "...