{"product_id":"selected-poems-paperback-60","title":"Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his unconventional verse, Walt Whitman spoke in a powerful, sensual, oratorical, and inspiring voice. His most famous work, \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass, \u003c\/i\u003e was a long-term project that the poet compared to the building of a cathedral or the slow growth of a tree. During his lifetime, from 1819 to 1892, it went through nine editions. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains 24 poems from \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass, \u003c\/i\u003e offering a generous sampling of Whitman's best and most representative verses. Featured works include \"I Hear America Singing,\" \"I Sing the Body Electric,\" \"Song of the Open Road,\" \"Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking,\" \"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd,\" and \"O Captain! My Captain!\" -- all reprinted from an authoritative text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalt Whitman was born in 1819. He worked as a journalist and newspaper editor for many years before the appearance of his Leaves of Grass in 1855. This is a collection of his work aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no explanatory or critical apparatus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819-92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first \"poet of democracy,\" Whitman reached out to common readers and opposed censorship with his overt celebrations of sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.36 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350424862969,"sku":"9780486268781","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a0tqYUM2eWRJYUREWEtLMGMzZ28xUT09_0e0a99ae-3257-4509-b6ed-c1275cb27782.webp?v=1769786182","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/selected-poems-paperback-60","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}