Walt Whitman: The Measure of His Song

By: Ed Folsom and Dan Campion and Jim Perlman

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Synopsis: First published to wide critical acclaim in 1981, this revised and expanded monumental anthology charts the ongoing American and international response to the legacy of the seminal poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892).
Beginning with Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous 1855 letter ("I greet you at the beginning of a great career..."), this new edition contains responses from Thoreau, Pound, Lawrence, Neruda, Borges, Ginsberg, Jordan, Duncan, Le Sueur, Rich, Snyder and Alexie, among many others. "I know of no more convincing proof of Walt Whitman's impact upon the poetic mind (both at home and abroad) than this collection of tributes by poets -- in prose and verse" -- Gay Wilson Allen, The Solitary Singer.Includes 17 black & white photos.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 536 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780985981860
Related ISBNs:: 9780930100780
Publisher:: Holy Cow! Press
Date of Addition:: 09/21/14
Copyrighted By:: Holy Cow Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.