{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-paperback","title":"Leaves of Grass (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhitman, with a guide at your elbow. Each of the 87 poems in this volume opens with a short plain-English note that says what the poem is doing, so you can start Song of Myself knowing where it is headed, then read the lines for themselves. This is Volume One of Leaves of Grass, and something a screen cannot give: a real book you hold, write in, and hand on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers meeting Whitman for the first time, and for those who already love him and want a big-page copy to read aloud. A good gift for a poetry reader or a student of American literature. Children of Adam and Calamus are frank about the body and about friendship between men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first 87 poems of the final arrangement Whitman settled on, in eleven parts: a short opening poem signed with his name, Inscriptions (24 poems), Starting from Paumanok, Song of Myself, Children of Adam (16 poems) and Calamus (39 poems).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive longer poems to close: Salut au Monde!, Song of the Open Road, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Song of the Answerer and Our Old Feuillage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong of Myself on pages 52 to 113, from \"I celebrate myself\" to \"I stop somewhere waiting for you\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA one-line heading and a plain-English note before every poem, such as \"A ghost demands war poems\" for As I Ponder'd in Silence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoems in 16.5-point Garamond, notes in 16-point type.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn About This Book introduction to Whitman and how the book grew from twelve untitled poems in 1855.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA This Book Belongs To page, with lines for the owner, the giver, the occasion and the year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 286\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrim: 8.5 x 11 in (US Letter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback, perfect bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: 60# cream, uncoated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior: Premium black and white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished under our Sovereign Publishing imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery copy is printed to order. Shipping is free on every order, in Australia and overseas. Paperbacks take approximately 3 weeks, an estimate that can run longer for remote destinations or in November and December. If your copy arrives damaged, defective, misbound or misprinted, email us within 30 days of delivery with your order number and clear photos, and where it applies we will replace or refund it at no cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available as a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/leaves-of-grass\"\u003ehardcover\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analog Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67825929617544,"sku":"mv2y4k","price":74.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/3805\/9912\/files\/Leaves_of_Grass_Vol_1_19.563x12.75_-_front_b0d73a44-895c-4584-9e2d-78e016bbead3.jpg?v=1793688987","url":"https:\/\/analog-society.com\/products\/leaves-of-grass-paperback","provider":"Analog Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}