About the Book

One Great Author. One Great CD.

A poem by Whitman may be whoops and hollers, or beating of drums, or the ebb of the tide singing to itself among the stones, or laments in the night or cries of ecstasy. Indeed, Whitman was the wind which blew poetry from its moorings in tradition and sent it into fresher waters; his poems celebrating the grandness of the human condition are cadenced for the voice and meant to be spoken aloud. In this recording drawn from the Caedmon archives, reader Ed Begley, Sr. performs selections from Whitman’s lifelong work, Leaves of Grass.

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780061566417
• ISBN 10: 0061566411
• Imprint: Caedmon
• On Sale: 06/03/2008
• List Price:15.99 CAD

Walt Whitman

Biography

Walt Whitman (1819–92) was an influential American poet and essayist, and is credited with being the founding father of free verse. He first published his culturally significant poetry collection ‘Leaves of Grass’ in 1855 from his own pocket, and revised and expanded it over thirty years. It is an essential element of America’s literary tradition, much taught in schools and universities around the world.

Other Works by Walt Whitman

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  Leaves of Grass (Collins Classics)

  By Walt Whitman

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  Essential Walt Whitman CD

  By Walt Whitman

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  Essential Whitman

  By Walt Whitman