Leaves of Grass Audiobook

" "Grass" rhymes with something that this obscenely long and craptacular "classic" poem can kiss. "

" My honest admission: I didn't read every poem. But after years of not having read Whitman, I enjoyed his poetry greatly. I think I'm so drawn to the narrative thread that I often have trouble reading books of poetry. Just me, I guess. "

" Tis is true love of life, liberty and the Dream of America. Deep in meaning and full of joy, sadness and an honest perception of life. "

" I return to this again and again. "

" Read significant portions of this in fits and starts through high school and college. This one also deserves another pass. "

" Kind of had to reread this after reading Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham ... the book and man are threads through the 3 part of that book. "

" It's Walt Whitman. Of course it's fantastic. "

" goddamn. "

" Great poetry, very American and very male. "

" No doubt this book is taught in first year lit and poetry classes at universities everywhere, but Whitman - just like Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' - should not be read, let alone studied, by anyone under 40. 'Leaves of Grass' is prosaic, moving, intelligent and evocative, but it needs a well-read, well-travelled mind if it is truly to be appreciated. "

" i was an english major. read it in college. it moved me. "

" To tell the truth, I am just not that good to read his poems yet. PERIOD. "

" my first love "

" I have never been a wholehearted Whitman fan. I think some of his pieces are brilliant, but many of them don't touch me at all. "

" Read Sophomore Year, UNO "

" these poems blew me away in high school, it was my bible "

" I haven't read the ENTIRE Leaves, but most of it....Whitman is one of my faves--great imagery in his poetry. The idea of being 'untranslatable' and 'containing multitudes' and being part of everything is a gorgeous, and peaceful idea. Love you, Uncle Walt! "

" A classic, what can I say.... "

" Another example of great literature that I didn't enjoy. Patriotism is something I'll never be able to understand, but Whitman's poems about nature are beautiful and timeless. "

" by far my favorite gay poet from the civil war era. "

" A favorite always, for his themes, his pauses, his run-ons. "

" One of the best moments in world poetry..this magical book! "

" People read their religion's sacred text....I read "Leaves of Grass". In the scope of poetry I've read, truly the best work I have *ever* read - beautiful; genius; spiritual. Every time I re-read it, I find a new line or passage to fall in love with. "

" Five stars for Crossing Brooklyn Ferry alone! "

" an old friend i wake in the middle of the night to talk to again, and again. "

" grey beard "

" A little too hippy for my tastes. But then again, I don't really know that much about this sort of poetry. "

" my lifeblood and constant companion. "

" Long ago "

" The AP high school reading you forgot to appreciate "

" Haven't ever finished it, but I pick it up from time to time and read some, which I like very much! "

" One of my two favorite poets. "

" Some of the best collections of poetry ever. "

" o captain my captain! "

" Hands down my all-time favorite poet. Read "Pensive on Her Dead Gazing." "

" I gave it my best effort, but only read about 2/3. "

" absolutely speaks to everyone of all times and possibly even louder to right now than ever. "

" This isn't the edition I read, but this is one of my favorite poems. "

" Obligatory reading for any fan of American poetry. Old joke, but perhaps it is best understood while smoking "Leaves of Grass." "

" A sheer joy to read. It is a sensual, humorous, and historical ride through America during turbulent times. "

" In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barley-corn less, And the good or bad I say of myself I say of them... "

" Whitman saves the world "

" sexy, dirty, enlightening, american "

" A nice collection of poems by Walt Whitman. It shows the style of the peot and contains poems of numerous topics. "

" A select few of Whitman's lines and poems touch me deeply, but for the most part I find him dull and overly verbose. "

" One of my favorite books, ever. "

" as much as whitman is a "great" and from long island... could only swallow half of it. probably will pick up again later "

" A great way to understand the historic and social issues in the united states during the 19th century. "

" rather erotic if you are attentive to the language "

" Potentially the most profound poetry ever. "

" Some of Whitman's more prosaic excesses don't work for me; but other parts make me cry like a child. "

" A true classic!I read this book in high school and it's as profound today is it was then. "

" Some of Whitman's more prosaic excesses don't work for me; but other parts make me cry like a child. "

" Some of Whitman's more prosaic excesses don't work for me; but other parts make me cry like a child. "

" A true classic!I read this book in high school and it's as profound today is it was then. "

" Leaves of Grass is short and deep and beautiful.It gave me hope and despair, affirmed and denied me, raised me up, brought me down, and leveled me out. I will certainly read it again. If you haven't yet, take the time. "

" Leaves of Grass is short and deep and beautiful.It gave me hope and despair, affirmed and denied me, raised me up, brought me down, and leveled me out. I will certainly read it again. If you haven't yet, take the time. "

" I didn't read all of it but i got the jest of it. I got to know how he wrote so i'm able to truthfully know what most of the poems are about! "

" Give me the splendid silent sun with all its beams full dazzling. "

" Give me the splendid silent sun with all its beams full dazzling. "

" Really nice descriptions. He seems like a humble man.I'm not sure why he wanted to write about other cultures when he knew so little about them.I found it repetitive at times. "

" This book perpetually occupies my "currently reading shelf": when I feel callous or angry or lost, I reach for it, thumb to a random page, read whatever it says and feel at once redeemed. "

" This book perpetually occupies my "currently reading shelf": when I feel callous or angry or lost, I reach for it, thumb to a random page, read whatever it says and feel at once redeemed. "

" Sublime. La poesía de Whitman es una delicia. Tan contundente, tan poderosa... "

" A quintessential American voice. He loved our Full Selves. Unabridged, always unabridged. "

" Sublime. La poesía de Whitman es una delicia. Tan contundente, tan poderosa... "

" A quintessential American voice. He loved our Full Selves. Unabridged, always unabridged. "

" I doubt I am qualified to say anything of note about this classic, but it's a collection I am very much looking forward to rereading. "

" I doubt I am qualified to say anything of note about this classic, but it's a collection I am very much looking forward to rereading. "

" A masterpiece. In every sense of the word. "

" A masterpiece. In every sense of the word. "

" A masterpiece. In every sense of the word. "

" Ah poetry, how I love thee like leaves shedding in the fall. "