Walt Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. The first edition was a small book of twelve poems and the last, a
Walt Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. The first edition was a small book of twelve poems and the last, a compilation of over 400. The poems of Leaves of Grass represent Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. His poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it.Leaves of Grass (First Edition):Song of MyselfA Song for OccupationsTo Think of TimeThe SleepersI Sing the Body ElectricFacesSong of the AnswererEurope the 72d and 73d Years of These StatesA Boston BalladThere Was a Child Went ForthWho Learns My Lesson CompleteGreat Are the MythsLeaves of Grass (Final Edition):InscriptionsOne's-Self I SingAs I Ponder'd in SilenceIn Cabin'd Ships at SeaTo Foreign LandsTo a HistorianTo Thee Old CauseEidolonsFor Him I SingWhen I Read the BookBeginning My StudiesStarting from PaumanokSong of MyselfChildren of AdamFrom Pent-Up Aching RiversI Sing the Body ElectricA Woman Waits for MeSpontaneous MeOne Hour to Madness and JoyOut of the Rolling Ocean the CrowdCalamusSalut au Monde!Song of the Open RoadCrossing Brooklyn FerrySong of the AnswererOur Old FeuillageA Song of JoysSong of the Broad-AxeSong of the ExpositionSong of the Redwood-TreeA Song for OccupationsA Song of the Rolling EarthBirds of PassageA Broadway PageantSea-DriftBy the RoadsideDrum-TapsFirst O Songs for a PreludeEighteen Sixty-OneBeat! Beat! Drums!From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a BirdSong of the Banner at DaybreakRise O Days from Your Fathomless DeepsVirginia—The WestCity of ShipsThe Centenarian's StoryCavalry Crossing a FordMemories of President LincolnBy Blue Ontario's ShoreAutumn RivuletsProud Music of the StormPassage to IndiaPrayer of ColumbusThe SleepersTo Think of TimeWhispers of Heavenly DeathThou Mother with Thy Equal BroodFrom Noon to Starry NightSongs of PartingSands at SeventyGood-Bye My Fancy
