This paper will review Whitman's poem, ""Leaves of Grass," his writing style, and discuss the controversy that has followed for over one hundred years. Whitman's poem, "Leaves of Grass," is considered a masterpiece of American literature. ... The first poem in "Leaves of Grass" is titled "Song of Myself (Norton)." ... When "Leaves of Grass," was first published, it was a commercial failure, but literary critics could not discount Whitman's bold approach to writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson, another American icon, said of Whitman's poetry, "I am not blind to the worth of the w...

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Keeping this in mind when he wrote Leaves of Grass he mentioned that his inspiration was his mother quoting, "The best part of every man is his mother" (Collow 16). ... Walt Whitman soon published what would become his greatest peace of writing " Leaves of Grass", which would include a collection of his greatest poems. In one occasion while Whitman worked in a department of Interiors the secretary fired him when she found out that he had written " Leaves of Grass" because of his morals in the poem. ... Whitman also rewrote and reorganized the order of the poems in Leaves Of Grass and publish...

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A smile on my face and a beautiful picture in my mind, I open my eyes once again only to find the dead looking trees and their dead leaves on the ground. ... By then, the newborn leaves will be fully-grown, providing homes for the insects and shade or food for the animals. ... The wet leaves rustle at my feet as I walk down the deer paths. As the sun breaks through the clouds to warm the damp air around me and light the fresh raindrops on the grass, I am reminded of fall. ... As the clouds close back together, trying to hide the sun's rays, wintertime falls back on the field and my ey...

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One of his poems that gained much recognition was "Leaves of Grass," and he did not even get noticed right away. ... "Leaves of Grass" is a compilation of many poems that took and extensive time writing, and many experiences. ...

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He started writing more and more and finally wrote a book called "Leaves of Grass". ... He has contributed some of the best writings to Literature like "Leaves of Grass", "Good-bye My Fancy", "Drum-Taps:, "Complete Prose Works", "Notes and Fragments", I Sit and Look Out", "Pictures", and many, many more. ...

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For instance, Whitman's second revision of Leaves of Grass, published in August of 1856, "looked completely different physically from the first edition, and the poems it contained showed signs of genuine despair the nation in the meantime continued to unravel"(Reynolds, 340). ... While the style and structure of Whitman's poem "Song of Myself" begins with him "observing a spear of summer grass"(Baym 24) and ends with I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow myself from the grass I love,If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles"(Baym 67) ...

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