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WALT WHITMAN SELECTED POEMS HARDCOVER**

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. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature.

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. It was uniquely American without apology—brash, proud, optimistic, and filled with the bustling energy of the new and growing nation.

**NOTE: Book cover has one crease on the front of the book plus some little light smudge marks.
Inside pages of the book are fine and it looks like the book has never been read.
The book cover will not affect the enjoyment of reading this book! Book just not in brand new gift giving condition.

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