Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass is not simply Walt Whitman’s masterpiece, it is the embodiment of his life. What began as a collection of twelve poems in its first iteration, expanded into over 400 in its final form. Revolutionary for its refusal to submit to conventions of structure and theme, every version of the book has a different character. A celebration of human desire and pleasure as much as it is a self-portrait and an examination of the United States, it is truly an American classic.