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Original Title:	Song of Myself
ISBN:	142092706X (ISBN13: 9781420927061)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Folhas de Relva #2

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Walt Whitman’s poem, which would eventually become “Song of Myself,” had no title in the 1855, first edition of Leaves of Grass. In the 1856 edition, it was “A Poem of Walt Whitman, an American.” In 1860, the title changed to “Walt Whitman.” It wasn’t until 1871 that Whitman changed the title to “Song of Myself.” Along with the changes in title were changes made over the course of time to the poem itself.

Whitman’s “I” is a spectator, a commentator of what he sees, seeing them all, rich, poor, black, white, all religions, all races, all the good and the bad, revealing them all, and then moving on.

In the early part of this poem, Whitman shows the reader how the physical self, the “I,” encompasses the universe and also is interchangeable with the universe. How every element in nature is in us, and when we have no further use of our bodies they return to the earth to once again be a part of the universe. We are all part of this cycle, and therefore equal. Grass, the ultimate symbol of democracy.

There’s more, there’s so much more. But, for me, this time it was the predominant “take-away.” The commentary of the poem is broken down by section, with a Critical Commentary followed by an Afterword. These are both elucidating. The Commentary focusing on “translating” the section, and the Afterword occasionally sharing a life experience that sheds more light on the section.

My grandfather figures predominantly in my love of poetry, and more specifically in the love of Whitman’s poetry. As a child, I sat beside him as he wrote his own poems, line by line, asking this much younger version of me what words I thought he should use. Including me in the process. When he wasn’t writing, or we weren’t polishing the pews or some such thing, he was reading poetry to me. In this case, I remember a lot of it discovered under his loving eye as he broke this down, line by line, first asking, and then helping me discover what this poem was about. For him, the equality of all men was the paramount message. My grandfather was poor, growing up in rural West Virginia in a house his father had lovingly built with his own hands. His parents had lived on his grandfather’s farm when they were first married, but moved to “town” in 1902 when Salem College was being built nearby, they wanted a college education for themselves and their children.

I had started reading another book around the same time, Rick Bragg’s “All Over But the Shoutin,’” and then a day or so later, I began in small bits reading “The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks” by Jesmyn Ward. It made for an interesting combination, from the 1850s to now, words, ideas and ideals shared by Whitman. Bragg, echoing the same thoughts throughout his memoir. Ward, one of today’s authors, asking the same questions.

Whitman’s celebration of the self includes everyone, regardless of race, morality, identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social standing.

To paraphrase the last line of an old Peter, Paul & Mary / Pete Seeger song: When will we ever learn?

Pub Date: 15 October 2016

Many thanks to University of Iowa Press (The Iowa Whitman Series), NetGalley, and to Ed Folsom and Christopher Merrill.

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Title	:	Song of Myself (Folhas de Relva #2)
Author	:	Walt Whitman
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 80 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2006 by Digireads.com (first published 1856)
Categories	:	Poetry. Classics

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I'm reading Walt Whitman's collection of poems in his book Leaves of Grass but by far my favorite, and the poem i would want to share with the world is Song of Myself. The first time i read through the poem i had a hard time comprehending what or who Whitman was talking about. So i had to read it again, and again and even a 3rd and yes 5th time. The more i read his words the more i became aware of his understanding of himself. Not only in this poem does write scenery but Whitman spends six

I find the following very nice:"The bright sun I see and the dark suns I cannot see are in their place,The palpable is in its place and the impalpable is in its place.These are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands,They are not original with me."But what of this:"My face rubs to the hunter's face when he lies down alone in his blanket."I'm reading "Leaves of Grass" in its entirety, but wanted to comment of this, perhaps Whitman's most famous work. So far, it's the best of "Grass",

I read this a few months ago, but I just wanted to add this to comment on Goodreads's lack of poetry section. I know that poetry has to be published in a specific volume, but most people read poetry selectively, not in its entirety (This poem took me two days to read. God knows how long Leaves of Grass would have taken). And reviewing an entire volume of poetry seems absurd when there is so much substance in just one poem. Basically, I would just like to talk about one poem instead of an entire

"(...) what is that you express in your eyes?It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.""Do I contradict myself?Very well then I contradict myself,(I am large, I contain multitudes.)""I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.You will hardly know who I am or what I mean,But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,And filter and fibre your blood.Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,Missing me

NOW AVAILABLE!Walt Whitmans poem, which would eventually become Song of Myself, had no title in the 1855, first edition of Leaves of Grass. In the 1856 edition, it was A Poem of Walt Whitman, an American. In 1860, the title changed to Walt Whitman. It wasnt until 1871 that Whitman changed the title to Song of Myself. Along with the changes in title were changes made over the course of time to the poem itself. Whitmans I is a spectator, a commentator of what he sees, seeing them all, rich, poor,

This book is something altogether unique, an illustrated version of one of the best poems ever written and something that I believe should be an entirely new genre of literature/art. This book is something that you pick up once a day, let the words roll through your mind, and trace the illustrations as they "drift" in "lacy jags" across the page. I'd love to see this done with other poems and prose...

I find the following very nice:"The bright sun I see and the dark suns I cannot see are in their place,The palpable is in its place and the impalpable is in its place.These are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands,They are not original with me."But what of this:"My face rubs to the hunter's face when he lies down alone in his blanket."I'm reading "Leaves of Grass" in its entirety, but wanted to comment of this, perhaps Whitman's most famous work. So far, it's the best of "Grass",