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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), arguably one of America's most influential and innovative poets, was born into a working-class family in West Hills, New York, and grew up in Brooklyn. His Leaves of Grass, from which "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" comes, is considered one of the central volumes in the history of world poetry. While most other major writers of his time enjoyed a highly structured, classical education at private institutions, Whitman forged his own rough and informal curriculum, and his brief stint at teaching suggests that Whitman employed what were then progressive techniques -- encouraging students to think aloud rather than simply recite, and... Read full bio

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Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass (Part of Enriched Classics) By: Walt Whitman
This edition: Enriched Classic Mass Market Paperback, 624 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2006
ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A collection of quintessentially American poems, the seminal work of one of the most influential writers of the nineteenth century. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION...
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Other Formats: eBook
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When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer By: Walt Whitman
Illustrated by: Loren Long
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 26, 2004
Ages: 5 - 9
Leave time for wonder. Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" is an enduring celebration of the imagination. Here, Whitman's wise words are beautifully recast by New York Times #1 best-selling illustrator Loren...
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