It was with this first version of "Song of Myself," from the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, that Whitman first made himself known to the world. Readers familiar with the later, revised editions will find this first version new, surprising, and often superior to the revisions, and exhilarating in the freshness of its vision.
Selected Poems by Walt Whitman Generous sampling from Leaves of Grass, including "I Hear America Singing," "Song of the Open Road," "I Sing the Body Electric," "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," "O Captain! My Captain!" and 19 more.
Civil War Poetry and Prose by Walt Whitman Poems, letters and prose from the war years. "O Captain! My Captain!," "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," "Adieu to a Soldier," many other letters and prose works.
Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition by Walt Whitman Whitman's immortal collection includes some of the greatest poems of modern times, including his masterpiece, "Song of Myself." Shattering standard conventions, it stands as an unabashed celebration of body and nature.
