Selected Poems by Walt Whitman (American Poetry) Hardcover – January 1, 2001 by Walt Whitman (Author), Lisa Lipkin (Editor), John Townsend Trowbridge (Introduction)
 
Walt Whitman, one of the greatest poets to have ever lived in the United States, is recognised for having invented both the form and the content of poetry. It is said that his novel Leaves of Grass is America's epic. Whitman's poetry, however, goes beyond the boundaries of reality to capture the essence of life and the sense of harmony and connection that permeates the cosmos since "a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars."
 
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