Selected Poems of Walt Whitman Author:Walt Whitman, James Reeves, Martin Seymour-Smith When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd, — And the great star early droop'd in the Western sky in the night, — I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring. — Bloomsbury Poetry Classics are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no... more » critical or explanatory apparatus. This can be found elsewhere. In the series the poems introduce themselves, on an uncluttered page and in a format that is both attractive and convenient. The selections have been made by the distinguished poet, critic, and biographer Ian Hamilton.« less