Walt Whitman The Measure of His Song Literary Criticism. Poetry. First published to wide critical acclaim in 1981, this revised and expanded monumental anthology charts the ongoing American and international response to the legacy of the seminal poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Beginning with Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous 1855 letter ("I greet you at the beginning of a great career...... more »"), this new edition contains responses from Thoreau, Pound, Lawrence, Neruda, Borges, Ginsberg, Jordan, Duncan, Le Sueur, Rich, Snyder and Alexie, among many others. "I know of no more convincing proof of Walt Whitman's impact upon the poetic mind (both at home and abroad) than this collection of tributes by poets -- in prose and verse" -- Gay Wilson Allen, THE SOLITARY SINGER. Includes 17 black & white photos.« less
Not only does this volume contain essays about Walt Whitman, it includes poetry written by others to celebrate him-included are (to name a few)Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Jorge Luis Borges, Garcia Lorca, Ralph Waldo Emerson and many more.