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Leaves of Grass (Wisehouse Classics - Authentic Reproduction of the 1855 First Edition) (2016)
Leaves of Grass (Wisehouse Classics - Authentic Reproduction of the 1855 First Edition) (2016) | Walt Whitman
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ABOUT THIS EDITION: With exception of the titles of the different parts - which were added, for better navigation, from later editions - this edition presents an authentic reproduction of the original 1855 first edition of 'Leaves of Grass' by Walt Whitman. Taking into account that Whitman did much of the typesetting for the first edition himself, the editors of this reproduction, paid special attention not only to text itself but also to an authentic reproduction of pagination, paragraphing and linebreaks. LEAVES OF GRASS is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing LEAVES OF GRASS, revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades-the first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems. LEAVES OF GRASS has its genesis in an essay called The Poet by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1844, which expressed the need for the United States to have its own new and unique poet to write about the new country's virtues and vices. Whitman, reading the essay, consciously set out to answer Emerson's call as he began work on the first edition of LEAVES OF GRASS. Whitman, however, downplayed Emerson's influence, stating, "I was simmering, simmering, simmering; Emerson brought me to a boil." On May 15, 1855, Whitman registered the title LEAVES OF GRASS with the clerk of the United States District Court, Southern District of New Jersey, and received its copyright. The first edition was published in Brooklyn at the printing shop of two Scottish immigrants, James and Andrew Rome, whom Whitman had known since the 1840s, on July 4, 1855. Whitman paid for and did much of the typesetting for the first edition himself. The book did not include the author's name, instead offering an engraving by Samuel Hollyer depicting Whitman in work clothes and a jaunty hat, arms at his side. Early advertisements for the first edition appealed to "lovers of literary curiosities" as an oddity. Sales on the book were few but Whitman was not discouraged. The poems of LEAVES OF GRASS are loosely connected and each represents Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, LEAVES OF GRASS (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalist movement, itself an offshoot of Romanticism, Whitman's poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. However, much like Emerson, Whitman does not diminish the role of the mind or the spirit; rather, he elevates the human form and the human mind, deeming both worthy of poetic praise.
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Leaves of Grass (1855 First Edition Text) | Walt Whitman
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The man really does love lists

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IndoorDame
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Leaves of Grass (1855 First Edition Text) | Walt Whitman
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Pickpick

Earlier this year I read and fell in love with Mark Doty‘s What Is The Grass, part memoir part analysis of Leaves of Grass through its various iterations. I‘m not at a place in my life where I‘m going to do a deep dive into analyzing the changes between each of the editions of Whitman, but it still made me want to read the first edition and get a general sense of the differences between it and the deathbed version.👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

IndoorDame This 1855 edition is a powerful piece of writing all on its own, but I think my biggest takeaway is how incredible it is that Whitman dedicated himself to refining it for the rest of his life. Because of the masterpiece it turned into. Because of the opportunity it gives writers and scholars to study his process.👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 4mo
IndoorDame And because that singular focus is almost unheard of in artists, who notoriously lack the attention span needed not to get sidetracked by exciting new projects and ideas. 4mo
IndoorDame #20in4 @Andrew65 4mo
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Readergrrl Mark Doty wrote one of my favorite poems, “Golden Retrievals” that I teach every year. A lovely poem that is deceptive in its simplicity but carries a timely message. 🐾 4mo
IndoorDame @Readergrrl he‘s a favorite of mine! 4mo
Readergrrl @IndoorDame I have not read What Is the Grass! I think I‘ll check it out now! 4mo
IndoorDame @Readergrrl I‘ll keep my eye out for your review! ☺️ 4mo
Andrew65 Well done 🎄🎄🎄 4mo
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IndoorDame
IndoorDame
Leaves of Grass (1855 First Edition Text) | Walt Whitman
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#weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday Every time I look this up it still just means reincarnation. If Whitman were using some incomprehensible Greek term for that, sure, but the guy who‘s obsessed with it is writing the introduction to the introduction of this volume which makes him some 1960s poet who‘s not on my radar. Still, he‘s taught me something new, which is always cool. @CBee

CBee Super cool word! I giggled a little at “the introduction to the introduction” 😂 4mo
IndoorDame @CBee I‘ve noticed that the older the classic the more forwards it seems to pick up. This one has 2. Both conveniently labeled as “introduction” 😂 4mo
Megabooks V cool!‘ 4mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
CBee @IndoorDame so funny! I know with reissued editions and such, they do that. At least do preface to the introduction, or prologue to the preface to the introduction 😂😂😂 4mo
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Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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Favorites
Whitman shelf our every October read ♥️
Box of love notes- yes really… (makes our kids puke)

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IndoorDame
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#Bookmail!!! Reading Mark Doty‘s What is The Grass last month convinced me I needed to read the original 1855 text and my facsimile copy arrived today and it‘s sooo pretty!!! I may not get to it till April but I‘m super excited ❤️❤️❤️

Cuilin It‘s beautiful 😍 14mo
IndoorDame @Cuilin thanks ❤️ 14mo
batsy 😍 14mo
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psalva Such a nice looking edition! 📚 14mo
CBee Love!!! I hope you enjoy it, he is a favorite poet of mine 💚 14mo
dabbe Lovely! ❣️ 14mo
IndoorDame @batsy @psalva @CBee @dabbe ❤️❤️❤️ 14mo
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TheBookHippie
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Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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#12BOOKSOF2022

Every October Whitman ♥️♥️

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Andrew65 A good choice. 1y
TheBookHippie @Andrew65 Mr Book Hippie & I reread every October . 1y
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#PoetryMatters Day 18: #Joint

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TheSpineView ❤ Whitman 3y
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#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

🔖 Not a crafty person but I do manage to make bookmarks. These are a sampling of ones I have made.
🙏 i am thankful for hot coffee and a good book!

Want to play?@Crazeedi @ozma.of.oz @Butterfinger @DaveGreen7777 @RamsFan1963 @Texreader

audraelizabeth Making bookmarks is a craft imo. 3y
TheSpineView @audraelizabeth 👍❤🔖 3y
Cosmos_Moon I love bookmarks, and hate when I can‘t find one at necessary moments. 3y
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TheSpineView @Cosmos_Moon I feel your pain! 3y
DaveGreen7777 Thank you for the tag! 😁 3y
TheSpineView @DaveGreen7777 🤩😊📚 3y
bthegood your bookmarks are beautiful, some were included in the prize I won for #ReadYourWay readathon - love them!! 3y
TheSpineView @bthegood So glad you liked them!😊🔖📚 3y
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On May 15, 1855, Whitman registered the title Leaves of Grass with the clerk of the United States District Court, Southern District of New Jersey, and received its copyright. The first edition was published on July 4, 1855, in Brooklyn, at the printing shop of two Scottish immigrants, James and Andrew Rome, whom Whitman had known since the 1840s.

My love 💚💚💚💚

erzascarletbookgasm Lovely photo 💚 4y
Leftcoastzen Beautiful photo! Leaves of Grass is brimming with life! 4y
GingerAntics Oh, I love that cover on the left. 4y
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Nute I like everything about this post! 4y
TheBookHippie @Nute 💚💚💚 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I made a post of the insides for you💚 4y
GingerAntics That book is so beautiful. It‘s getting added to my wishlist for physical books. 4y
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📖 Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
✍️ Stanislaw Lem
🎞️ The Life of Brian
🎸 Led Zeppelin
🎶 Links 2-3-4 (Rammstein)

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Aaaaahhhh!!!! Rammstein!!! ❤️🤘😆🤘❤️We were set to go to their concert this fall on their North America tour before it all got rescheduled. Have to wait another whole year now. 😭 Life of Brian is a classic too! 😂🤣😂 4y
swynn @Bookwyrm42 Rammstein love! I know how you feel: I'd planned to catch their Minneapolis show; hope I can see them next year. 4y
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Bibliobear
Bibliobear
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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“I believe in the flesh and the appetites,
Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a
miracle.
Divine am I inside and out, and I make holy whatever I touch or am touch'd
from,
The scent of these arm-pits aroma finer than prayer,
This head more than churches, bibles, and all the creeds.“

Remembering Walt Whitman on his birthday.

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Caffeinated_Reader
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#44-46 of my year and I‘m going to read 3 of my short, but brilliant I‘m sure, books so that I can stay ahead of my goodreads goal and not feel rushed when I read my longer books 😅 I have read Catcher in the Rye way back in high school but I‘m due for a refresher course. Phoebe was always my favorite so it‘ll be nice to revisit as an adult now.

Caffeinated_Reader On page 59 and I don‘t know what I expected but it wasn‘t this lol I knew it was poetry but I guess I assumed it was a book of different poems. This is what I get for not looking into the books I read 😅 I just pick them up and dive in! 4y
Caffeinated_Reader At first I was like, what the heck did I get myself into!?! But then as I opened my mind and heart to what I was reading I could feel the love and humanity radiating off the pages. I went into this little book not knowing anything about it and I assumed it was a book of different poems but it was so much more than that. I loved it. 4y
Caffeinated_Reader I think especially in the times we are currently in it‘s nice to be reminded of our humanity and compassion. It‘s especially important to remember the love of all things and that everyone is deserving of love, even if they believe differently than you or sin “worse” than you. I liked this so much. 4y
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Jari-chan
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I admit I was sceptical at first. Who does one translate poems? I read Whitman in English first and loved his texts. But how would they sound in German?

Well, there was no need to be afraid. It's a great translation, that respects the original and transports Whitmans feelings and depths. One travels through Americas wilderness with him, goes to War and gets old.

A book worth reading over and over again.

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GingerAntics
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I managed to survive my first book of poetry. I read the first edition from 1855, and it seems the better edition is the deathbed edition. I plan to read the deathbed at some point, but I think I need some more experience with poetry before I dive back into Whitman.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

GingerAntics I can honestly say I very rarely followed Whitman‘s line of thinking in his poetry. The longer the poem, the harder it was to follow the train of thought. I‘m just proud of myself for making it through. This was a mental exercise more than anything else. #WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I‘m definitely going to read the deathbed edition, I even have a copy of it ready to go, but I need some more time with poetry before I try Whitman again. Hopefully in a few months or maybe even at the beginning of 2021 I‘ll understand it better. Fingers crossed. 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics it takes a bit!!! For fun watch With Honors the movie the way it‘s portrayed in there is a interesting think piece. I remember when I first read Sara Teasdale I was literally WTH did I just read and Ohmyword I love it 🤣🤷🏽‍♀️ Whitman was like that for a bit. Now it‘s like a worn out comfortable leather jacket. I‘m so glad you stuck with it, it‘ll come up in books and things and you‘ll say HEY I KNOW THAT! ❤️ 4y
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GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I‘m still trying to figure out why Sully chose to read that on Dr. Quinn. At one point he tells Brian he doesn‘t have any book smarts, but clearly he does. lol 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 😂🤷🏽‍♀️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Was he reading Song of myself ?? Mr Book Hippie prefers Hemingway‘s lines 🤣 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie 🤣😂🤣 Yes he was. 🤣😂🤣 That‘s how I knew that one part wasn‘t about the ocean. 🤣😂🤣 He read I Sing the Body Electric, too. 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼score! 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie 🤣😂🤣 I think Sully was hiding the fact he was a genius and didn‘t need school, so Brian would go. It‘s the only logical explanation. 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I was working 72 hours a week when that was on so I never saw it 🤣 my friend was hooked and gave me “reports” during shift change ...so I feel like I watched it ! 4y
TheBookHippie She never mention Whitman I can‘t wait to see her for our monthly visit now! 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie 🤣😂🤣 The show was on Amazon Video until a few weeks ago. I‘m hoping it comes back soon. That‘s really odd, seeing that the episode where Sully reads Whitman is called “The Library” and some books get burned, but then a few seasons later, Walt Whitman actually comes to Colorado Springs and Dr. Mike treats him. He was a major plot point twice. Beth Sullivan must be a Whitman fan. lol (edited) 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I‘ll watch for it to return I think our library has it ..must investigate ! 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie it‘s a good show if strong female lead characters and period pieces are your thing. Sully doesn‘t read Whitman until the 3rd season I think, and Whitman doesn‘t come visit until the 5th season, I think. Still, good stuff all over. 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I have this little problem called insomnia 🤦🏽‍♀️ always looking for new stuff and Netflix ditched Frasier 😭 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie oh, you and me both. Dr. Quinn is great for that!!! She does not stand for these Wild West men and their sexism. 4y
Butterfinger You should be proud. That was a huge accomplishment. 4y
GingerAntics @Butterfinger this was the first, 1855, edition, so it‘s actually much shorter. I think it‘s only got 12 poems on it. The deathbed edition is much larger, but hopefully I‘ll be properly prepared for it when I do read it. 4y
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I‘ve got this thing with night imagery...maybe because I always wanted to go to space. 🤷🏼‍♀️
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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I can honestly say I have no idea what on Earth happened in this one either. It seems a long list of thinks Whitman thought were great...???
🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🍷
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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This is officially the STRANGEST description of parents I‘ve ever read.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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GingerAntics
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I could see this as a really cool way of starting a story about a child...and yet that‘s not really where this poem went.
🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🍷
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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I didn‘t understand much of this poem, but this is still a GREAT way to describe the talking heads in Congress right now.
🤣😂🤣
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters #congress #talkingheads

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This one made sense, maybe because I‘m somewhat familiar with the historical events of the time. I‘m going to have to look into the audio version when I read the death bed edition. I seem to understand better when I hear them.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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Slowly but surely making my way through Whitman. I think I have about 6 poems left. So 6 more days of Whitman before I can move on to something a little less intense. I‘m still planning to read the death bed version, but I think I need some more poetry experience, first.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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This was another odd poem. It‘s clearly an ode to the human body and the greatness of it, but some of the parts of confusing and even really odd.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters #Sully #DrMike

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He may be all these things, but he was also obsessed with masturbation in this one. It was very odd. No idea how any of that fits in with anything else.
🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🍷
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

Texreader And there ya go, why I‘m not a devotee of poetry. 🧐 4y
GingerAntics @texreader lol I feel like I should give it a shot...but it‘s not going well so far. 4y
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This is a very odd poem. I thought I knew what it was about for a minute there, but I‘m totally confused now.
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#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

TiredLibrarian Don't hear "venerealee" very often, which is good. ? 4y
GingerAntics @TiredLibrarian right? lol This whole poem was an absolute trip. 4y
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I THINK I UNDERSTOOD THIS ONE!!! I think. Maybe. Possibly. I might have. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🍷
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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I am so confused in what this man believes about life, death, and the after life.
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#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters #philosophy #religion #confused

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Everything in life is well-considered...accept all the stupid stuff people do without thinking about it first. Then it‘s just stupid stuff. lol
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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Philosophy is everywhere!!! I think it haunts me!!! Stalks me?
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters #philosophy

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I‘ve made this button (so I only have to push one thing) for this combo of emojis that I keep using while reading poetry. This is going to save a lot of time I can use to be confused about what I‘ve just read, instead.
#poetry #poetrymatters #confused

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Maybe it‘s because I‘ve always loved writing. Maybe it‘s because I just finished Emily of New Moon. Maybe it‘s because it‘s yet another writer, writing about writing.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I have no idea what just happened in the last 12 pages of my life. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🍷 4y
TheBookHippie He is my heart! I saw his original works this summer I went to TWO EXHIBITS in NYC ... 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie oh I always love seeing the original writing of authors, especially before computers came along because they‘re handwritten. There is something slightly lost in the printing process, I think. There is like an added bit of the spirit or soul of the writer when you see their work in handwriting. 4y
Scochrane26 Wendell Berry still writes by hand & won‘t use a computer. (edited) 4y
GingerAntics @Scochrane26 love it! I know Gaiman does as well. There are some that still do. Heck, the Harry Potter books (at least the first ones) were hand written first. Would love to see some of those draft pages. I think it‘s rare now, almost a lost art. I love when authors write by hand, though. 4y
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Like religion, music, art, literature all come from within, not without.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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I like this. I think it‘s a true look at religion and religious texts.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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Greed and wonder. Interesting combination of things. I suppose they could be flip sides of the same coin.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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This is interesting. Women and girls are equal to men and boys.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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Finally finished the first (epic) poem. I found at least a few places I highlighted, with the note “Sully ???” I get why Andrew Lipsitz chose Whitman for him.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters #Sully

TheBookHippie Mr BookHippie and I read this to each other every fall. 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie the whole thing or this poem? I love that tradition. That‘s lovely. 4y
TheBookHippie The whole thing :) 4y
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GingerAntics @TheBookHippie That‘s cool! What an awesome tradition to have. This is making me feel very poetry stupid. For whatever reason, when I read it, I never remember what I read. If I reread it, it‘s familiar and I know I‘ve read it, but I don‘t remember it like a remember a narrative or something. 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I have always loved poetry it has always spoken to me. I always felt there was someone out there who thought deeply in words as much as I do and gets lost in them. It takes a bit I think and if you reread it it‘s new everytime ❤️ I think I‘ve always applied poetry to my life and emotion which gives it a personal narrative. 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I‘m kind of that way with music, which is basically poetry set to music, so I get that. I think the more I read poetry, the more it will start clicking. Hopefully. What edition do you guys read? I‘m kind of confused between the 6 different editions and all the extra poems after the first version. I‘m reading the original version, I may have to look into the “deathbed” version. I don‘t see how both can be the definitive edition. 4y
TheBookHippie I had to look 🤣🤣🤣Bantam Classics 4y
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GingerAntics
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Oh look at that, found the bit about Sully. Change a few words in the last line and it‘s exact.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters #Sully

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Oh god, it‘s reminding me of Nagarjuna!!!
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

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Okay, this first poem is 90 bloody pages long, so it‘s going to take more than a day.
#WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList #BlameDrMike #poetrymatters

Scochrane26 I‘ve always meant to read this but probably never will. 4y
GingerAntics @Scochrane26 I‘ve always meant to as well, and figured if I don‘t do it now, maybe I never will. 4y
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GingerAntics
GingerAntics
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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I need some more diversity in my reading, so I‘m taking in a little bit of poetry (I‘ve always felt awkward reading it for some reason - accept Shakespeare‘s sonnets 🤷🏼‍♀️), so my current plan is to just stop in with this book once a day and read a poem. It could take me all year to read it, but so be it. #BlameDrMike
#DrQuinnMedicineWoman #DrMike #Sully #Michaela #DrQuinn #WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #DrQuinnReadingList

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KT1432
KT1432
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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Sorry I missed opening day, I‘m just now able to post my wonderful #readinthenewyearswap package from @Dawnrod1970! I love everything! You spoiled me & did way too much!! I ❤️ the socks, tea, candles, & candy!! I‘ve been meaning to get another coloring book, so that‘s perfect! I have really been enjoying classics lately, so this poetry classic is perfect! And Helen Oyeyemi has been on my TBR forever. I‘m so excited to read this! Thank you SO much!

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Chrissyreadit Those socks😍😍😍 4y
BookishMarginalia Love the socks too, @Chrissyreadit ! 4y
MeganAnn Oh yes, those socks are awesome! 😍🎉✨❤️👏🏻🎆 4y
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KT1432 I just realized what I thought was candy is peppermint caramel corn?! Heavenly!! 4y
Dawnrod1970 I am soo happy you liked everything! I love that popcorn as well lol 4y
Curly_Reader ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ loveeee 4y
KT1432 @Dawnrod1970 my husband has already lit the candles lol. I am going to have to hide this popcorn from him!! He‘s a huge gourmet popcorn fanatic. 4y
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GingerAntics
GingerAntics
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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That time Sully read dirty poetry *not* about the ocean to Dr. Mike and a whole new generation decided it was time to check out Walt Whitman.
#DrQuinnMedicineWoman #DrMike #Sully #Michaela #DrQuinn #WaltWhitman #LeavesofGrass #AboutTheOcean #NotAboutTheOcean

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I laugh just thinking of this bit. 🤣😂🤣 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 just spit out my cocoa oh my goodness 4y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie right?! 🤣😂🤣 oh I‘m so happy it‘s not just me!!! 4y
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TheSpineView
TheSpineView
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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#FallisBooked @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
#Leaves

Eggs Gorgeous 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sorry pretty 🍂🍁 5y
TheSpineView @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😊 5y
OriginalCyn620 Beautiful! 🍂🍁 5y
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TheBookHippie
TheBookHippie
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Pickpick

#7covers7days #covercrush. DAY ONE

@JaclynW have you played? ❤️📖

Leftcoastzen Cool! 5y
JaclynW I'm playing! I'm on Day 4. Thanks for thinking of me! 🥰 5y
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Palimpsest
Palimpsest
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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Pickpick

“Loafe with me on the grass...loose the stop from your throat.” I finally got around to reading this poetry collection and I‘m happy I did. It feels much more contemporary and is more sexual and physical than I expected. I loved the mix of the natural world and then the people who inhabit it. It‘s clear how different this body of work is from other poets of the time and is worthy of its praise.

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VioletBramble
VioletBramble
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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A first edition of Leaves of Grass on display at The New York Public Library in their Walt Whitman:America‘s Poet exhibit. ❤️

readordierachel 😍 5y
LadyCait84 😯😍 5y
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#poetrymatters #Portal

Playing a little caught up here. This was Day 15 prompt.

Leftcoastzen Whitman every day is a ok with me. 5y
TheSpineView @Leftcoastzen 😊😊😊 5y
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Awk_Word_Smith
Awk_Word_Smith
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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—Walt Whitman (born on this date in 1819)

Happy 💯 + 💯 Birthday, Walt!

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Mitch
Mitch
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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Small but really interesting exhibition at the NYPL exploring the influences on Whitman‘s work, and his literary legacy. On until July 27th if you‘re passing through.

Leftcoastzen Would love to see this ! 5y
Mitch @Leftcoastzen it was really interesting - especially his tactics for getting published! 5y
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Connster
Connster
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Mehso-so

On one hand, it felt purposeful reading such a classic. However, I just don‘t think I‘m highbrow enough to truly appreciate classics like this! I really identified with bits of it, but then other bits were a challenge. Rating is more a reflection of me than this work.

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DivineDiana
DivineDiana
Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman
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Attended an event today at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The speakers discussed the plans for the year long celebration of Walt Whitman to mark the bicentennial of Walt Whitman, America‘s “poet of democracy”. Now, I need to read Leaves of Grass!

Leftcoastzen Love leaves of grass ! 5y
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen ❤️ 5y
Leftcoastzen This may sound weird, but years ago ,I was reading Leaves of Grass on a city bus , the back bench seat , and his words , his connection to humanity,touched me in a way that was profound, timeless , made me feel otherworldly,I swear , I wasn‘t on something.You are in for a treat! 5y
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen Thank you! I am now moved to find a copy immediately! ❤️ 5y
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