A poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman, self-published in 1855 and then repeatedly revised and expanded across nine editions through the rest of his life, ending with the 1892 "deathbed edition." Written largely in free verse and celebrating the human body, democracy and the American landscape in an expansive, catalog-like style, it broke sharply with the formal conventions of its era and is now regarded as one of the most influential single works in American poetry. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman.
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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman. After self-publishing it in 1855, he spent most of his professional life writing, revising, and expanding the collection until his death in 1892. Either six or nine separate editions of the book were produced, depending on how one defines a new edition.
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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman.
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