Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass is a collection of poems by Walt Whitman, first published in 1855. The poems celebrate the beauty of nature, the power of the individual, and the joy of living. Whitman's work is often seen as a celebration of the American spirit, and his poems are filled with references to the American landscape, its people, and its history. The collection includes some of Whitman's most famous works, such as "Song of Myself," "I Sing the Body Electric," and "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking." Other poems explore themes of love, death, and the human condition. Whitman's work is often seen as a precursor to modernist poetry, and his influence can be seen in the works of many later poets.
By Walt Whitman · First published 1855 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Transcendentalism · 60 chapters · 122,332 words
First lines
Come, said my soul, such verses for my Body let us write, (for we are one,) that should I after return, or, long, long hence, in other spheres, there to some group of mates the chants resuming,
(tallying Earth's soil, trees, winds, tumultuous waves,) ever with pleas'd smile I may keep on, ever and ever yet the verses owning--as, first, I here and now signing for Soul and Body, set to them my name. -Walt Whitman
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Date: 1855 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Philosophy
- Length: 122,332 words
- Structure: 383 chapters, 10,856 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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- Poetry — Leaves of Grass is a collection of poems written by Walt Whitman.
- Romanticism — Leaves of Grass is a classic example of the Romanticism literary movement, with its focus on nature, emotion, and individualism.
- Transcendentalism — Leaves of Grass is heavily influenced by the Transcendentalist movement, with its emphasis on the power of the individual and the beauty of nature.
- Philosophy — Leaves of Grass contains philosophical musings on life, death, and the human condition.
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19th century · American Poetry · Banned Books from Anne Haight's list · Best Books Ever Listings · Poetry · air · body · city · day · dead · death · earth
Contents
- Poem 1: Introductory Quote
- Poem 1: One's-self I Sing
- Poem 2: As I Ponder'd in Silence
- Poem 3: In Cabin'd Ships at Sea
- Poem 4: To Foreign Lands
- Poem 5: To a Historian
- Poem 6: To Thee Old Cause
- Poem 7: Eidolons
- Poem 8: For Him I Sing
- Poem 9: When I Read the Book
- Poem 10: Beginning My Studies
- Poem 11: Beginners
- Poem 12: To the States
- Poem 13: On Journeys Through the States
- Poem 14: To a Certain Cantatrice
- Poem 15: Me Imperturbe
- Poem 16: Savantism
- Poem 17: The Ship Starting
- Poem 18: I Hear America Singing
- Poem 19: What Place is Besieged?
- Poem 20: Still Though the One I Sing
- Poem 21: Shut Not Your Doors
- Poem 22: Poets to Come
- Poem 23: To You
- Poem 24: Thou Reader
- Poem 25: Starting from Paumanok
- Poem 26: Song of Myself
- Poem 27: To the Garden the World
- Poem 28: From Pent-up Aching Rivers
- Poem 29: I Sing the Body Electric
- Poem 30: A Woman Waits for Me
- Poem 31: Spontaneous Me
- Poem 32: One Hour to Madness and Joy
- Poem 33: Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd
- Poem 34: Ages and Ages Returning at Intervals
- Poem 35: We Two, How Long We Were Fool'd
- Poem 36: O Hymen! O Hymenee!
- Poem 37: I Am He That Aches With Love
- Poem 38: Native Moments
- Poem 39: Once I Pass'd Through a Populous City
- Poem 40: I Heard You Solemn-sweet Pipes of the Organ
- Poem 41: Facing West from California's Shores
- Poem 42: As Adam Early in the Morning
- Poem 43: In Paths Untrodden
- Poem 44: Scented Herbage of My Breast
- Poem 45: Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand
- Poem 46: For You, O Democracy
- Poem 47: These I Singing in Spring
- Poem 48: Not Heaving from My Ribb'd Breast Only
- Poem 49: Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances
- Poem 50: The Base of All Metaphysics
- Poem 51: Recorders Ages Hence
- Poem 52: When I Heard at the Close of the Day
- Poem 53: Are You the New Person Drawn Toward Me?
- Poem 54: Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone
- Poem 55: Not Heat Flames Up and Consumes
- Poem 56: Trickle Drops
- Poem 57: City of Orgies
- Poem 58: Behold This Swarthy Face
- Poem 59: I Saw in Louisiana a Live-oak Growing