Walt Whitman Speaks - His Final Thoughts on Life, Writing, Spirituality, and the Promise of America (Whitman Walt)(Paperback / softback)

Walt Whitman Speaks - His Final Thoughts on Life, Writing, Spirituality, and the Promise of America (Whitman Walt)(Paperback / softback)

Published to coincide with the commemoration of Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, this is a selection of observations and insights from 'America's greatest poet', carefully curated from his fascinating late-in-life conversations with journalist Horace

Poetry of Walt Whitman (Whitman Walt)(Paperback / softback)

Walt Whitman: A Literary Life (Wagner-Martin Linda)(Paperback)

Walt Whitman: A Literary Life highlights two major influences on Whitman's poetry and life: the American Civil War and his economic condition. Linda Wagner-Martin performs a close reading of many of Whitman's poems, particularly his Civil War work (in Drum-Taps) and those poems written during the

Whitman: Poetry and Prose (Whitman Walt)(Pevná vazba)

This Library of America edition is the biggest and best edition of Walt Whitman's writings ever published. It includes all of his poetry and what he considered his complete prose. It is also the only collection that includes, in exactly the form in which it appeared in 1855, the first edition of

Walt Whitman: The Complete Poems (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

From Leaves of Grass to 'Song of Myself,' all of Whitman's poetry in one volume In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America's most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it

Leaves of Grass (Legend Classics) (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass, in 1855. Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and revising it multiple times until his death.It was highly controversial during its time for its explicit sexual imagery, and Whitman was subject to derision by

Leaves of Grass (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

'I am large, I contain multitudes' A Penguin Classic When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American

Poems (Whitman Walt)(Pevná vazba)

The major male poet of nineteenth-century America (his female counterpart is Emily Dickinson), Whitman is the poet of grand passions great open spaces, lofty mourning and male love. This volume includes a wide selection from every period of Whitman's creative career, including many poems from the

Leaves of Grass (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

First published in 1855 and extended by the author over the course of more than three decades, Leaves of Grass embodies Walt Whitman's lifetime ambition to create a new voice that could capture the spirit and vibrancy of the young American nation, while celebrating at the same time 'Nature without

Leaves of Grass (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

Whitman is today regarded as America's Homer or Dante, and his work the touchstone for literary originality in the New World. In Leaves of Grass, he abandoned the rules of traditional poetry - breaking the standard metered line, discarding the obligatory rhyming scheme, and using the vernacular

Life and Adventures of Jack Engle: An Auto-Biography; A Story of New York at the Present Time in Which the Reader Will Find Some Familiar Characters (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

In 1852, young Walt Whitman was hard at work writing two books. One, a novel, would be published under a pseudonym and serialized in a newspaper. Life and Adventures of Jack Engle is a short, rollicking story of orphanhood, avarice, and adventure in New York City. After more than 160 years, the

The Million Dead, Too, Summ'd Up: Walt Whitman's Civil War Writings (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

This book is the first to offer a comprehensive selection of Walt Whitman's Civil War poetry and prose with a full commentary on each work. Ed Folsom and Christopher Merrill carry on a dialogue with Whitman (and with each other) as they invite readers to trace how Whitman's writing about the Civil

Wild Fox of Yemen (Almontaser Threa)(Paperback / softback)

An exciting debut from the winner of the Walt Whitman

Song of Myself (Whitman Walt)(Paperback)

One of Walt Whitman's most loved and greatest poems, 'Song of Myself' is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world. Originally published as part of 'Leaves of Grass' in 1855, 'Song of Myself' is as accessible and important today as when it was first written. Read 'Song of Myself' and enjoy

Writing in Real Time: Emergent Poetics from Whitman to the Digital (Jaussen Paul)(Pevná vazba)

From Walt Whitman to the contemporary period, the long poem has been one of the more dynamic, intricate, and yet challenging literary practices of modernity. Addressing those challenges, Writing in Real Time combines systems theory, literary history, and recent debates in poetics to interpret a

Brute (Skaja Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Winner of the Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets, Emily Skaja's unforgettable debut is an 'exquisitely crafted, visceral, indelible' (Roxane Gay) collection about love, gender and

Little Poet Walt Whitman: Miracles Every (Coombs Kate)(Board Books)

Inspire your little ones to see the miracles of everyday life with lines from Walt Whitman's 'Miracles' in Leaves of Grass.Little Poet Walt Whitman: Miracles Everywhere shows little ones how to find the miracles of daily life with lines from Walt Whitman's 'Miracles' in Leaves of Grass. Learn to

Pulp (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterOpening with the exotic Lady Death entering the gumshoe-writer's seedy office in pursuit of a writer named Celine, this novel demonstrates

Women (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterLow-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing

Factotum (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterOne of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across

Play the Piano (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterPlay the Piano introduces Charles Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s. He leads a life full of gambling and booze but also finds love. These poems

Septuagenarian Stew (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterSeptuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the

War All the Time (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterWar All the Time is a selection of poetry from the early 1980s. Charles Bukowski shows that he is still as pure as ever but he has evolved into a

Dangling in the Tournefortia (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback)

'The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.'--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.'--Leonard Cohen, songwriterThere is not a wasted word in Dangling in the Tournefortia, a selection of poems full of wit, struggles, perception, and simplicity. Charles