Walt whitman 1819 1892, perhaps the most influential poet in american history, was born on long island. Publication date 1882 topics whitman, walt, 18191892, poets, american publisher philadelphia. A happy hours command down in the woods, july 2d, 1882. Each of the many sections of the book opens with a heading describing its theme. Feinberg collection of the papers of walt whitman, 18391919, library of congress, washington, d.
Specimen days and collect, first published in 1882, is a choice collection of whitmans uniquely. The transcription presented here is derived from the correspondence, ed. Whitmans specimen days and the culture of authenticity. Bound in original mustard yellow cloth with lettering in gilt on upper cover and spine. Specimen days and collect is a richly rewarding experience, a rare excursion into the mind and heard of one of americas greatest poetsand the america his poetry so richly commemorated. Of all the days of the war, there are two especially i can never forget. Sepia photograph of whitman and butterfly, printed on recto inserted after p. Deaths near 100,000 on the eve of memorial day 2020, the editors of sundays new york times produced a front page walt whitman himself might have conceived. Those were the day following the news, in new york and brooklyn, of that first bull run. One of the most creative and individual poets america has produced, walt whitman was also a prolific diarist, notetaker, and essayist whose. Walt whitman s specimen days is an unusual work consisting of many short paragraphs, diary entries, or memorandums of moments in the poets life, beginning with some vignettes about his ancestors and about his early life in long island and brooklyn.
Whitman s uniquely revealing impressions of the people, places, and events of his time. Specimen days and collect neversink whitman, walt, jamison, leslie on. Walt whitman to richard maurice bucke, 26 october 1888. Complete prose works, by walt whitman project gutenberg. Leaves of grass by walt whitman is a publication of.
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