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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
el 50% es chulisimo el otro 50% es una mezcla entre largas listas de cosas y propaganda de usa
si os mola la poesía yo creo q es disfrutable, si no se os va a hacer pesao
(me gusta mucho cómo coge cosas específicas y las hace universalmente relateables, aplicables a muchas cosas y q te abrazan el corazoncito)
si os mola la poesía yo creo q es disfrutable, si no se os va a hacer pesao
(me gusta mucho cómo coge cosas específicas y las hace universalmente relateables, aplicables a muchas cosas y q te abrazan el corazoncito)
As this is the first edition of Leaves of Grass, it is obviously missing later poems and revisions made by the Whitman as time passed. A large portion of this particular edition is made up of an introduction to Song of Myself. The actual book, as written by Whitman, does not begin until over twenty pages in. Also, the majority of the first edition is simply Song of Myself, a massive poem. While it is interesting to see it in its initial publication form, Whitman did continue to rework the poem and this may not be his preferred version, something that I do consider when reading. While this is an interesting piece of the Whitman's progress, I would likely prefer the poet's final versions.
reflective
slow-paced
Not in the poetry mood I guess.
The version I am reading is The Illustrated Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Introduction by William Carlos Williams, Edited by Howard Chapnick.
I only skimmed this abridged edition. My interest was fueled by The Impeachers, about Andrew Johnson's impeachment, in which Whitman has a role. Even though the words are lovely, I just wasn't in the mood right now. I will come back to it one day. I did enjoy the juxtaposition of the "modern" (This edition was published in 1971.) photos with the words.
I only skimmed this abridged edition. My interest was fueled by The Impeachers, about Andrew Johnson's impeachment, in which Whitman has a role. Even though the words are lovely, I just wasn't in the mood right now. I will come back to it one day. I did enjoy the juxtaposition of the "modern" (This edition was published in 1971.) photos with the words.
I was reading Whitman’s collected works, but I’m shelving it right at the end of Calamus, I’m really just not interesting in continuing, at least not right now. Had the collection sitting on my bedside table far too long and I’m just never gonna pick it up again.
Leaves of Grass was alright, I just don’t think it’s for me. O, this, O, that! Whatever, yea, I don’t see much substance is describing a million different things and saying they rock, I find Whitman really unconvincing in his telling of how beautiful America is. A couple really great sections in Song of Myself, but so bloated and repetitive. I’ll try again, I’ve heard Whitman makes more sense as you grow older. To me, right now, it’s just a chore to read.
Leaves of Grass was alright, I just don’t think it’s for me. O, this, O, that! Whatever, yea, I don’t see much substance is describing a million different things and saying they rock, I find Whitman really unconvincing in his telling of how beautiful America is. A couple really great sections in Song of Myself, but so bloated and repetitive. I’ll try again, I’ve heard Whitman makes more sense as you grow older. To me, right now, it’s just a chore to read.
This is my new favorite travel book. Arizona and Walt Whitman was pure bliss.
It's the greatest work in American poetic history by America's greatest poet. End of story.
+ to think of time and sleepers were lovely
- try as I might i didn't get it
- try as I might i didn't get it
I'm not a huge Whitman fan, but there is definitely some good material in this one, which is why I used parts of it in my wedding vows.
I had to read this for my American poetry class, and it was not what I expected at all. It was interactive, demanding the reader to participate, to sing a song of themselves, to be one with the speaker. It was weird, long, and full of a wide range of topics, all culminating in one glorious display of democracy: the everyday American. America is a balanced ecosystem from the President to the prostitute to the painter, without one the other fails. It is living, breathing, offensive, festering, disgusting, raw, troubling, glorious, and beautiful. Whitman is such an influential writer, and I am glad to have read a few of his poems in this collection.