In the first poem (called in later editions "Poem of Walt ... of Leaves of Grass to appear in Whitman's lifetime contained just minor corrections to the 1882 edition, with new poems bound ...

The man was Whitman, and the proofs were those of his new edition. There was a scarcity ... the principal subjects being Shakespeare and Walt's own Leaves of Grass. Over Shakespeare it was a ...

Gems from Walt Whitman. Selected by Elizabeth Porter Gould. Philadephia, David McKay. 1889. First edition, scarce ... Newspaper Articles by the Author of Leaves of Grass Edited by Emory Holloway and ...

Walt Whitman ... Leaves of Grass in its different editions reflect changes both in his life andin the country. Explore this issue by having students examine closely one of the poems in each edition.

The Department's holdings contain a selection of works that document Whitman’s critical reception over the hundred years following the first publication of "Leaves ... Walt Whitman: The Poet of the ...