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In the second (1856) edition, Whitman used the title "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American," which was shortened to "Walt Whitman" for the third (1860) edition. [1] The poem was divided into fifty-two numbered sections for the fourth (1867) edition and finally took on the title "Song of Myself" in the last edition (1891–2). [1]
Song of Myself" I celebrate myself, and sing myself," Leaves of Grass (Book III.) 1855 Song of Prudence " Manhattan's streets I saunter’d pondering," Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets) Song of the Answerer " Now list to my morning's romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer," Leaves of Grass (Book IX.) 1855 Song of the Banner at ...
A statue of Whitman by Jo Davidson is located at the entrance to the Walt Whitman Bridge and another casting resides in the Bear Mountain State Park. The controversy that surrounded the naming of the Walt Whitman bridge has been documented in a series of letters from members of the public, which are held in the University of Pennsylvania ...
The section is Whitman's most clear condemnation of slavery and his most clear effort to understand the thoughts of an enslaved person. This passage was unprecedented among white American poets, but was cut in the 1881 Leaves of Grass , for unclear reasons.
Drum-Taps is a collection of poetry composed by American poet Walt Whitman during the American Civil War. The collection was published in May 1865. [1] The first 500 copies of the collection were printed in April 1865, [2] the same month President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
"I Contain Multitudes" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, the opening track on his 39th studio album, Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). It was released as the album's second single on April 17, 2020, through Columbia Records. [2] [3] The title of the song is taken from Section 51 of the poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. [4]
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