Song of Myself, Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman's visionary manifesto, visually reimagined. Carefully culled to about one third of its original length, this version provides the perfect introduction to Whitman's most expansive and audacious poem. Combined with 27 illustrations, the book explores Whitman's own exuberant, witty, playful, transcendent theory of everything, beginning with "a spear of summer grass."

Only moderately well-recognized in his time, Whitman is now regarded as the first and possibly greatest of American poets. As Harold Bloom said, "Walt Whitman is your imaginative father and mother, even if, like myself, you have never composed a line of verse."

This artful pocket edition is illustrated by Obvious State cofounder, Evan Robertson and is printed in the United States on beautiful premium paper. It makes a great gift for literature and art lovers alike. 

FUN FACT
Leaves of Grass was a play on words: Leaves were the pages of a book in printer parlance, and grass was something of little value. Hence, Pages of Crap. Strongly disagree, Walt!

WHAT MAKES IT AWESOME?
Song of Myself is about one person and about everything. It begins with the poet, then reaches outward, expanding to every living thing and beyond, in line after line of seemingly spontaneous and endless inspiration. It’s like watching a religion with no church, book, or dogma materialize, spun out of nothing but sublime language. Yeah, it’s that good.

WHY READ IT?
It’s like taking a walk with Walt at your side, his “left hand hooking you round the waist,” as he shows you revelation after revelation. 

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