Leaves of Grass

American  

noun

1. a book of poems (first edition, 1855; final edition, 1891–92) by Walt Whitman.

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Leaves of Grass Cultural  

1. (1855) A collection of poems by Walt Whitman, written mainly in free verse. Published with revisions every few years until Whitman's death in 1892, it contains such well-known poems as “I Hear America Singing,” “Song of Myself,” and “O Captain, My Captain.”

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Example Sentences

The 25-minute dance, inspired by Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” is structured alongside the six movements of Francis Poulenc’s “Gloria,” rewardingly played by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and sung by the St. George’s Choral Society with soloist Devon Guthrie.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you’re wondering what the Jane’s Addiction split and Walt Whitman’s groundbreaking “Leaves of Grass” have in common, allow rocker Dave Navarro to enlighten you.

From Los Angeles Times

The dramatizations are nicely filmed, if a little hokey, and the overall velvety tone is peppered with piquant details, like Hall communicating with the Russians in a code derived from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.”

From New York Times

Long before the current wave of book banning targeted titles including “The 1619 Project” and “Everywhere Babies,” Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” was banned from libraries across the United States.

From Washington Post

In the mid-1800s, public libraries refused to buy Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” for similar reasons.

From Washington Post