Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
The poetry of Walt Whitman is the cornerstone of modern American verse. He was America's first truly great poet and his influence is still evident today. The first edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass, published in 1855, was a revolutionary manifesto declaring America's independence from European cultural domination. His rhapsodic free verse broke radically with poetic, tradition: it was poetry about America, its democracy, its people, and its hopes....
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
The volume that brings together, for the first time, the complete works of one of the giants of American poetry.
Merrill touched each of his subjects, whether worldly or spiritual, with silvery wit and metrical music. A bracing glass of ouzo, afternoons at the gym with a gay partner, conversations with deceased friends via the Ouija board, a midnight swim -- all were occasions for contemplation and high art.
Here are all the poems -- from his earliest...
Spelling Suggestions
Didn't find what you want? Here are some alternative spellings that you can try.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request