![]() ![]() Even today, I encounter American poets who pat themselves on the back for sounding as "authentically" British as possible, as if speaking with an American voice is of no value. Up until that time, American poets aped the ancients and the English, as if Americans were incapable of speaking in their own voice. It has had a huge impact on American poetry and thought. It is a rambling epic that reflects the people and the landscape of America in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Leaves of Grass can be compared to no other of poetry except for Homer's The Iliad and the Odyssey and the Bible. What other book might you compare Leaves of Grass to and why? ![]() Here are the voices of common American men and women whose lives are worthy of celebrating and memorializing. Gone are the rhymes, knights, and gods of a Europe and ancient Greece and Rome. Not only did Walt Whitman created free verse poetry, but he created a style of poetry that is quintessentially American. Leaves of Grass is the greatest book of American poetry. I said it in my headline, I will say it again. Where does Leaves of Grass rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? The single greatest book of American poetry ![]()
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