In fact, Leaves of Grass may be comparable to ... In the first poem (called in later editions "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American" or just "Walt Whitman" before assuming the title "Song of ...

"Walt Whitman is in town; I have seen him!" When I asked where, he replied: "At the stereotype foundry, just around the corner. Come along! I'll take you to him." The author of Leaves of Grass had ...

Gems from Walt Whitman. Selected by Elizabeth Porter Gould. Philadephia, David McKay. 1889. First edition, scarce. David McKay's variorum edition of Leaves of Grass ("including variorum readings of ...

“But for the opera, I could never have written Leaves of Grass.” —Walt Whitman From “Proud Music of the Storm” to “Italian Music in Dakota,” the influence of opera on Whitman’s work is more than ...

Walt Whitman offers insights into social studies ... have a volunteer read aloud the opening of Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Then discuss as a class: What is your first impression upon hearing ...