Walt Whitman

One of the great innovators in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. Leaves of Grass is his masterpiece....

Leaves of Grass is the written expression of Whitman's view of life and humanity in the form of poetry....

The poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman first appeared in his 1855 volume Leaves of Grass. "Song of Myself" is written in Whitman’s signature free verse style....

In 1852, young Walt Whitman - a down-on-his-luck housebuilder in Brooklyn - was hard at work writing two books....

This is the long first piece in the first edition of Walt Whitman's classic poetry collection. Among other things, it contains Whitman's philosophy of life and his opinion of the purpose of poets....

Perhaps the first great and truly "American" poet, Walt Whitman's writing reflected the idealism and turbulence of the mid-19th century....

This collection, narrated by distinguished Broadway actor Brian Murray, includes nine poems....

Whitman chronicled his visits to Washington, D.C. hospitals where he comforted wounded men and assisted nurses and doctors....

In the preface to Leaves of Grass, Whitman states, "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem"....

Walt Whitman experienced first-hand the ravages of the Civil War as a volunteer nurse in the hospitals of Washington D.C.....

A collection of poems written by the revered American poet, essayist, and journalist. Included are selections from this most famous work, Leaves of Grass....

Walt Whitman's celebrated poetry collection, read by Ed Begley....

Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful"....

Von den Fesseln der Form befreit lässt Walt Whitman seinen Gedanken freien Lauf. Seltsamer und interessanter Weise trifft er dabei öfters...

Von den Fesseln der Form befreit lässt Walt Whitman seinen Gedanken freien Lauf. Seltsamer und interessanter Weise trifft er dabei...

Walt Whitmans Gedichtzyklus gehört zu den berühmtesten Werken der amerikanischen Lyrik. "O Kapitän, mein Kapitän!" - wer kennt nicht diese...

In 1855, Walt Whitman published the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of 12 poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, the writing is distinguished by an explosively innovative free-verse style....