Leaves of Grass

noun

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

Leaves of Grass

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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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.

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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.

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An epigraph from “Leaves of Grass” sits comfortably alongside curse words in an ancient tongue.

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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.”

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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.

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