Review: Nicely organized and formatted
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2014
In 1855, after reading “Leaves of Grass”, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a letter to the promising young author of the book. In the letter, Emerson wrote, “I greet you at the beginning of a great career,” and went on to write more compliments and words of encouragement to the young writer. The young writer was, of course, Walt Whitman. And he did go on to have a great career, every bit of which is painstakingly compiled in “The Complete Walt Whitman”. Containing all of his poetry from the popular ‘Leaves of Grass’ and ‘Drum Taps’ as well as compilations of his war poems, important prose writings, and correspondence with Anne Gilchrist, “The Complete Walt Whitman” is the perfect book for students or fans of his work. Logically organized, and nicely formatted, “The Complete Walt Whitman,” is easy to read and reference.