In the preface to one edi
In the preface to one edition of this work, omitted from later editions, its author claims that "the genius of the United States is . . . always in its common people." That philosophy is illustrated by the lines "The mason singing his [song] as he makes ready for work . . . [and] the ploughboy's on his way in the morning," which come from its poem "I Hear America Singing." The later section of this work titled "Calamus" contains much of this work's erotic imagery; other sections include "Children of Adam" and "Drum-Taps," the latter of which contains poems written during the US Civil War. FTP what is this poetry collection including works like "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" and "Song of Myself," by Walt Whitman?
In the preface to one edition of this work, omitted from later editions, its author claims that "the genius of the United States is . . .
Leaves of Grass