Walt Whitman Song Of Myself

Song of myself 1892 version by walt whitman about this poet walt whitman is america s world poet a latter day successor to homer virgil dante and shakespeare.
Walt whitman song of myself. In 1881 it was released in its final form as part of the last edition of the collection leaves of grass. Song of myself by walt whitman 1855 1 i celebrate myself. An edited extract from his epic poem leaves of grass. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul and found.
In the second 1856 edition whitman used the title poem of walt whitman an american which was shortened to walt whitman for the third 1860 edition. In the 1856 edition it was a poem of walt whitman an american in 1860 the title changed to walt whitman it wasn t until 1871 that whitman changed the title to song of myself. Song of myself introduction song of myself might be the most egotistical poem ever written. I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
Previous to that it had been titled poem of walt whitman an american and in the 1860 1867 and 1871 editions simply walt whitman the poem s shifting title suggests something of what whitman was about in this piece. In leaves of grass 1855 1891 2 he celebrated democracy nature love and friendship. For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. The walt whitman archive.
Walt whitman s poem which would eventually become song of myself had no title in the 1855 first edition of leaves of grass. And what i assume you shall assume. This poem did not take on the title song of myself until the 1881 edition. 5 houses and rooms are full of perfumes the shelves are crowded with perfumes.
Seriously walt whitman changes topics almost every other line. Published works in whitman s hand life letters commentary resources pictures sound about the archive. The poem was divided into fifty two numbered sections for the fourth 1867 edition and finally took on the title song of myself in the last edition 1891 2. It s all about me myself and i in the first line american poet walt whitman kindly informs us that he is going to celebrate himself and throughout 52 glorious sections he does just that.
But there are a few main ideas you should know about before starting. It takes guts to write a long epic poem about yourself and whitman was nothing if not gutsy. I celebrate myself and sing myself and what i assume you shall assume for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Originally published in 1855 whitman considerably revised and expanded it over the subsequent decades.
Song of myself is a poem by walt whitman. Walt whitman s song of myself.