1878-91 Collection of Poems by Walt Whitman. Considered a major classic of American Literature. There were several different versions published as he kept adding new poems as he wrote them.
- Leaves of Grass 1855 First edition
- Leaves of Grass 1856 Second edition
- Leaves of Grass 1860 Third edition
- Leaves of Grass 1867 Fourth edition
- Leaves of Grass 1870 Fifth edition
- Leaves of Grass 1876 Centennial edition
- Leaves of Grass 1881 Sixth edition
- Leaves of Grass 1891 "Deathbed" edition
Ralph Vaughan Williams set it to music and called it A Sea Symphony.
Also see: North American Poetry
Source:
http://www.bartleby.com/142/
Last Updated 11.23.02