Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 creator Wagenvoort, Maurits 1859-1944 text utu 2004 monographic nl 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Grashalmen" by Walt Whitman is a poetry collection first published in 1855. This groundbreaking work celebrates American democracy, nature, and the human body through free-flowing verse that abandoned traditional rhyme and meter. Whitman continuously revised and expanded the collection throughout his lifetime, transforming it from twelve poems into over four hundred. The book sparked controversy for its candid sensual imagery but has since become a cornerstone of American poetry, including iconic works like "Song of Myself" and the Lincoln elegy "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves_of_Grass Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grashalme Release date is 2004-12-06 Produced by Miranda van de Heijning and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Original publication data not identified Poetry PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14281 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14281 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133333.0 14281