List of poems by Walt Whitman

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This article lists the complete poetic bibliography of Walt Whitman (1819-1892), predominantly consisting of his poetry collection Leaves of Grass , [1] in addition to periodical pieces that were never published in the aforementioned volume. [2]

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Poems by Walt Whitman
TitleIndex of First LineClassDate Published
"Going Somewhere"" My science-friend, my noblest woman-friend,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
"The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete"" The devilish and the dark, the dying and diseas’d,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
A Boston Ballad [1854]" To get betimes in Boston town I rose this morning early,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1855
A Broadway Pageant" Over the Western sea hither from Niphon come,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVIII.); The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)
A Carol Closing Sixty-Nine" A carol closing sixty-nine—a resume—a repetition,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
A Child's Amaze" Silent and amazed even when a little boy,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
A Christmas Greeting" Welcome, Brazilian brother—thy ample place is ready;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
A Clear Midnight" This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)1881
A Farm Picture" Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1865
A Font of Type" This latent mine—these unlaunch’d voices—passionate powers,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
A Glimpse" A glimpse through an interstice caught,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
A Hand-Mirror" Hold it up sternly—see this it sends back, (who is it? is it you?)"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1860
A Leaf for Hand in Hand" A leaf for hand in hand;"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and the Road Unknown" A march in the ranks hard-prest, and the road unknown,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)1865
A Noiseless Patient Spider " A noiseless patient spider,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)1871
A Paumanok Picture" Two boats with nets lying off the sea-beach, quite still,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXI.)
A Persian Lesson" For his o’erarching and last lesson the greybeard sufi,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
A Prairie Sunset" Shot gold, maroon and violet, dazzling silver, emerald, fawn,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
A Promise to California" A promise to California,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
A Riddle Song" That which eludes this verse and any verse,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" A sight in camp in the daybreak gray and dim,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War) ;1865
A Song for Occupations" A song for occupations!"Leaves of Grass (Book XV.)1855
A Song of Joys" O to make the most jubilant song!"Leaves of Grass (Book XI.)
A Song of the Rolling Earth" A song of the rolling earth, and of words according,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVI.)1856
A Twilight Song" As I sit in twilight late alone by the flickering oak-flame,:Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
A Voice from Death" A voice from Death, solemn and strange, in all his sweep and power,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
A Woman Waits for Me" A woman waits for me, she contains all, nothing is lacking,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1856
Aboard at a Ship's Helm" Aboard at a ship's helm,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
Abraham Lincoln, Born Feb. 12, 1809 " To-day, from each and all, a breath of prayer—a pulse of thought,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)1888, February 12
Adieu to a Soldier" Adieu O soldier,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War) ;
After the Dazzle of Day" After the Dazzle of Day"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)1888, February 3
After the Sea-Ship" After the sea-ship, after the whistling winds,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
After the Supper and Talk" After the supper and talk—after the day is done,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Ages and Ages Returning at Intervals" Ages and ages returning at intervals,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)
Ah Poverties, Wincings, and Sulky Retreats" Ah poverties, wincings, and sulky retreats,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Ah, Not This Granite Dead and Cold" Ah, Not This Granite Dead and Cold"Periodical1885, February
All Is Truth" O me, man of slack faith so long,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Ambition" One day, an obscure youth, a wanderer,"Periodical1842, January 29
America" Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy) ; The Patriotic Poems1888, February 11
Among the Multitude" Among the men and women the multitude,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
An Army Corps on the March" With its cloud of skirmishers in advance,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865-66
An Ended Day" The soothing sanity and blitheness of completion,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
An Evening Lull" After a week of physical anguish,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Apostroph" O mater! O fils!"Leaves of Grass
Apparitions" A vague mist hanging ’round half the pages:"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Are You the New Person Drawn Toward Me?" Are you the new person drawn toward me?"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
As Adam Early in the Morning" As Adam early in the morning,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1860
As at Thy Portals Also Death" As at thy portals also death,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
As Consequent, Etc." As consequent from store of summer rains,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life" As I ebbed with an ebb of the ocean of life,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)1860, April
As I Lay With My Head in Your Lap Camerado." As I lay with my head in your lap camerado,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865-66
As I Ponder'd in Silence" As I ponder’d in silence,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
As I Sit Writing Here" As I sit writing here, sick and grown old,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)1888, May 14
As I Walk These Broad Majestic Days" As I walk these broad majestic days of peace,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night); The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
As I Watch the Ploughman Ploughing" As I watch’d the ploughman ploughing,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
As If a Phantom Caress'd Me" As if a phantom caress’d me,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death) ;
AS one by one withdraw the lofty actors" AS one by one withdraw the lofty actors"Periodical1885, May 16
As the Greek's Signal Flame" As the Greek's signal flame, by antique records told"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)1887, December 15
As the Time Draws Nigh" As the time draws nigh glooming a cloud,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
As They Draw to a Close" As they draw to a close,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
As Toilsome I Wander'd Virginia's Woods" As toilsome I wander’d Virginia's woods,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Ashes of Soldiers" Ashes of soldiers South or North,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting); The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)
Assurances" I need no assurances, I am a man who is preoccupied of his own soul;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Bathed in War's Perfume" BATHED in war's perfume—delicate flag!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Beat! Beat! Drums!" Beat! beat! drums!—Blow! bugles! blow!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps); The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)1861, September 24
Beautiful Women" Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Beginners" How they are provided for upon the earth, (appearing at intervals,)"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Beginning My Studies" Beginning my studies the first step pleas’d me so much,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Behavior" BEHAVIOR--fresh, native, copious, each one for himself or herself,"Leaves of Grass
Behold This Swarthy Face" Behold this swarthy face, these gray eyes,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
Bivouac on a Mountain Side" I see before me now a traveling army halting,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Bravo, Paris Exposition!" Add to your show, before you close it, France,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Broadway" What hurrying human tides, or day or night!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)1888
Brother of All, with Generous Hand" BROTHER of all, with generous hand,"Leaves of Grass
By Blue Ontario's Shore" By blue Ontario's shore,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIII.) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
By Broad Potomac's Shore" By broad Potomac's shore, again old tongue,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)
By the Bivouac's Fitful Flame" By the bivouac's fitful flame,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Camps of Green" Nor alone those camps of white, old comrades of the wars,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
Cavalry Crossing a Ford" A line in long array where they wind betwixt green islands,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Chanting the Square Deific" Chanting the square deific, out of the One advancing, out of the sides,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)1865-6
City of Orgies" City of orgies, walks and joys,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
City of Ships" City of ships!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
Come Up from the Fields Father " Come up from the fields father, here's a letter from our Pete,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)1865
Continuities" Nothing is ever really lost, or can be lost,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry " Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face!"Leaves of Grass (Book VIII.)1856
Darest Thou Now O Soul" Darest thou now O soul,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Death of General Grant" As one by one withdraw the lofty actors,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Debris" HE is wisest who has the most caution,"Leaves of Grass
Delicate Cluster" Delicate cluster! flag of teeming life!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps); The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
Dirge for Two Veterans" The last sunbeam"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
Earth, My Likeness" Earth, my likeness,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Eidolons" I met a seer"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Eighteen Sixty-One" Arm’d year—year of the struggle,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Election Day, November, 1884" If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Ethiopia Saluting the Colors" Who are you dusky woman, so ancient hardly human,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1871
Europe [The 72d and 73d Years of These States]" Suddenly out of its stale and drowsy lair, the lair of slaves,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1855
Excelsior" Who has gone farthest? for I would go farther,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Faces" Sauntering the pavement or riding the country by-road, faces!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)
Facing West from California's Shores" Facing west from California's shores,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1860
Fanices at Navesink" Steaming the northern rapids—(an old St. Lawrence reminiscence,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Fast Anchor'd Eternal O Love!" Fast-anchor’d eternal O love! O woman I love!"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
First O Songs for a Prelude" First O songs for a prelude,"The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
For Him I Sing" For him I sing,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
For You, O Democracy" Come, I will make the continent indissoluble,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)1860
France [the 18th Year of these States" A great year and place"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage)
From Far Dakota's Canyons [June 25, 1876]" From far Dakota's canyons,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
From Montauk Point" I stand as on some mighty eagle's beak,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
From My Last Years" FROM my last years, last thoughts I here bequeath,"Leaves of Grass
From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a Bird" From Paumanok starting I fly like a bird,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
From Pent-Up Aching Rivers" From pent-up aching rivers,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1860
Full of Life Now" Full of life now, compact, visible,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Germs" Forms, qualities, lives, humanity, language, thoughts,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun" Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)1865
Gliding O'er all" Gliding o’er all, through all,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Gods" Lover divine and perfect Comrade,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1871
Good-Bye My Fancy" Good-bye my fancy—(I had a word to say,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Good-Bye My Fancy!" Good-bye my Fancy!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)1891
Grand Is the Seen" Grand is the seen, the light, to me—grand are the sky and stars,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Great are the Myths" GREAT are the myths—I too delight in them;"Leaves of Grass
Halcyon Days" Not from successful love alone,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Hast Never Come to Thee an Hour" Hast never come to thee an hour,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Here the Frailest Leaves of Me" Here the frailest leaves of me and yet my strongest lasting,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Hours Continuing Long" HOURS continuing long, sore and heavy-hearted,"Leaves of Grass (Book V: Calamus)
How Solemn As One by One [Washington City, 1865]" How solemn as one by one,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)
Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day [May 4, 1865]" Hush’d be the camps to-day,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXII. Memories of President Lincoln) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)
I Am He That Aches with Love" I am he that aches with amorous love;"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)
I Dream'd in a Dream" I dream’d in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
I Hear America Singing" I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)1860
I Hear It Was Charged Against Me" I hear it was charged against me that I sought to destroy institutions,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
I Heard You Solemn-Sweet Pipes of the Organ" I heard you solemn-sweet pipes of the organ as last Sunday morn I"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1865-6
I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing" I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
I Saw Old General at Bay" I saw old General at bay,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
I Sing the Body Electric " I sing the body electric,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1855
I Sit and Look Out" I sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
I Was Looking a Long While" I was looking a long while for Intentions,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
In Cabin'd Ships at Sea" In cabin’d ships at sea,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
In Former Songs"I N former songs Pride have I sung, and Love, and passionate, joyful"Leaves of Grass
In Paths Untrodden" In paths untrodden,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
In the New Garden in all the Parts" IN the new garden, in all the parts,"Leaves of Grass
Interpolation Sounds" Over and through the burial chant,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Joy, Shipmate, Joy!" Joy, shipmate, Joy!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)1871
Kosmos" Who includes diversity and is Nature,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
L. of G.'s Purport" Not to exclude or demarcate, or pick out evils from their formidable"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Laws for Creations" Laws for creations,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1860
Lessons" THERE are who teach only the sweet lessons of peace and safety;"Leaves of Grass
Life" Ever the undiscouraged, resolute, struggling soul of man;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Life and Death" The two old, simple problems ever intertwined,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Lingering Last Drops" And whence and why come you?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Lo, Victress on the Peaks" Lo, Victress on the peaks,:Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Locations and Times" Locations and times—what is it in me that meets them all, whenever"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Long I Thought that Knowledge" LONG I thought that knowledge alone would suffice me—O if I could but obtain knowledge!"Leaves of Grass1860
Long, Long Hence" After a long, long course, hundreds of years, denials,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Long, Too Long America" Long, too long America,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
Look Down Fair Moon" Look down fair moon and bathe this scene,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Mannahatta" I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Mannahatta" My city's fit and noble name resumed,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Me Imperturbe" Me imperturbe, standing at ease in Nature,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)1860
Mediums" They shall arise in the States,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Memories" How sweet the silent backward tracings!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Miracles" Why, who makes much of a miracle?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Mirages" More experiences and sights, stranger, than you'd think for;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Mother and Babe" I see the sleeping babe nestling the breast of its mother,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
MY 71st Year" After surmounting three-score and ten,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
My Canary Bird" Did we count great, O soul, to penetrate the themes of mighty books,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
My Legacy" The business man the acquirer vast,

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Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
My Picture-Gallery" In a little house keep I pictures suspended, it is not a fix’d house,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1870, January
Myself and Mine" Myself and mine gymnastic ever,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage)
Native Moments" Native moments—when you come upon me—ah you are here now,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1860
Night on the Prairies" Night on the prairies,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
No Labor-Saving Machine" No labor-saving machine,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
Not Heat Flames Up and Consumes" Not heat flames up and consumes,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Not Heaving from My Ribb'd Breast Only" Not heaving from my ribb’d breast only,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone" Not heaving from my ribb’d breast only,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Not My Enemies Ever Invade Me" NOT my enemies ever invade me—no harm to my pride from"Leaves of Grass1855
Not the Pilot" Not the pilot has charged himself to bring his ship into port,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Not Youth Pertains to Me" Not youth pertains to me,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Now Finale to the Shore" Now finale to the shore,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)1860
Now Precedent Songs, Farewell" Now precedent songs, farewell—by every name farewell,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
O Bitter Sprig! Confession Sprig!" O BITTER sprig! Confession sprig!'Leaves of Grass
O Captain! My Captain! " O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXII. Memories of President Lincoln) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)1865-6
O Hymen! O Hymenee!" O hymen! O hymenee! why do you tantalize me thus?"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)
O Living Always, Always Dying" O living always, always dying!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
O Magnet-South" O magnet-south! O glistening perfumed South! my South!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)1860
O Me! O Life!" O me! O life! of the questions of these recurring,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
O Star of France [1870-71]" O star of France,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
O Sun of Real Peace" O SUN of real peace! O hastening light!"Leaves of Grass
O Tan-Faced Prairie-Boy" O tan-faced prairie-boy,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
O You Whom I Often and Silently Come" O you whom I often and silently come where you are that I may be with you,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Of Him I Love Day and Night" Of him I love day and night I dream’d I heard he was dead,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Of That Blithe Throat of Thine" Of that blithe throat of thine from arctic bleak and blank,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances" Of the terrible doubt of appearances,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Of the Visage of Things" Of the visages of things - And of piercing through to the accepted hells beneath;"Leaves of Grass
Offerings" A thousand perfect men and women appear,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Old Age's Lambent Peaks" The touch of flame—the illuminating fire—the loftiest look at last,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Old Age's Ship & Crafty Death's" From east and west across the horizon's edge,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Old Chants" An ancient song, reciting, ending,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Old Ireland" Far hence amid an isle of wondrous beauty,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Old Salt Kossabone" Far back, related on my mother's side,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Old War-Dreams" In midnight sleep of many a face of anguish,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)1865-6
On Journeys Through the States" On journeys through the States we start,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
On the Beach at Night" On the beach at night,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)1871
On the Beach at Night Alone" On the beach at night alone,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
On, on the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!" On, on the same, ye jocund twain!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Once I Pass'd Through a Populous City" Once I pass’d through a populous city imprinting my brain for future"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1860
One Hour to Madness and Joy " One hour to madness and joy! O furious! O confine me not!"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)
One Sweeps By" ONE sweeps by, attended by an immense train,"Leaves of Grass
One's-Self I Sing " One's-self I sing, a simple separate person,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)1867
Orange Buds by Mail from Florida" A lesser proof than old Voltaire's, yet greater,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Osceola" When his hour for death had come,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Others May Praise What They Like" Others may praise what they like;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1855
Our Old Feuillage" Always our old feuillage!"Leaves of Grass (Book X.) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)
Out from Behind This Mask [To Confront a Portrait]" Out from behind this bending rough-cut mask,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Out of May's Shows Selected" Apple orchards, the trees all cover’d with blossoms;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking " Out of the cradle endlessly rocking,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd" Out of the rolling ocean the crowd came a drop gently to me,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1865
Outlines for a Tomb [G. P., Buried 1870]" What may we chant, O thou within this tomb?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Over the Carnage Rose Prophetic a Voice." Over the carnage rose prophetic a voice,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Passage to India" Singing my days,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXVI.)1871
Patroling Barnegat" Wild, wild the storm, and the sea high running,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
Paumanok" Sea-beauty! stretch’d and basking!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Pensive and Faltering" Pensive and faltering,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Pensive on Her Dead Gazing" Pensive on her dead gazing I heard the Mother of All,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)
Perfections" Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Pioneers! O Pioneers! " Come my tan-faced children"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)1856
Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a Boy" YOU just maturing youth! You male or female!"Leaves of Grass
Poets to Come" Poets to come! orators, singers, musicians to come!"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Portals" What are those of the known but to ascend and enter the Unknown?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
Prayer of Columbus " A batter’d, wreck’d old man,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXVII.)1876
Primeval my Love for the Woman I Love" PRIMEVAL my love for the woman I love,"Leaves of Grass
Proud Music of the Storm" Proud music of the storm,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXV.)1871
Queries to My Seventieth Year" Approaching, nearing, curious,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Quicksand Years" Approaching, nearing, curious,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Race of Veterans" Race of veterans—race of victors!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Reconciliation" Word over all, beautiful as the sky,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865-6
Recorders Ages Hence" Recorders ages hence,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Red Jacket (From Aloft)" Upon this scene, this show,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Respondez!" RESPONDEZ! Respondez! "Leaves of Grass
Reversals" Let that which stood in front go behind,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIII.)
Rise O Days from Your Fathomless Deeps" Rise O days from your fathomless deeps, till you loftier, fiercer sweep,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems Epilogue
Roaming in Thought [After reading Hegel]" Roaming in thought over the Universe, I saw the little that is Good"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone" Roots and leaves themselves alone are these,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Sail out for Good, Eidolon Yacht!" Heave the anchor short!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Salut au Monde!" O take my hand Walt Whitman!"Leaves of Grass (Book VI.)
Savantism" Thither as I look I see each result and glory retracing itself and"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Says" I SAY whatever tastes sweet to the most perfect person that is finally right:Leaves of Grass
Scented Herbage of My Breast" Scented herbage of my breast,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher" I doubt it not—then more, far more;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Shut Not Your Doors" Shut not your doors to me proud libraries,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)1865
Small the Theme of My Chant" Small the theme of my Chant, yet the greatest—namely, One's-Self—"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
So Far and So Far, and on Toward the End" SO far, and so far, and on toward the end,"Leaves of Grass
So Long!" My city's fit and noble name resumed,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
Solid, Ironical, Rolling Orb" SOLID, ironical, rolling orb!"Leaves of Grass
Sometimes with One I Love" Sometimes with one I love I fill myself with rage for fear I effuse"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Song at Sunset" Splendor of ended day floating and filling me,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
Song for All Seas, All Ships" To-day a rude brief recitative,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
Song of Myself " I celebrate myself, and sing myself,"Leaves of Grass (Book III.)1855
Song of Prudence" Manhattan's streets I saunter’d pondering,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Song of the Answerer" Now list to my morning's romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer,"Leaves of Grass (Book IX.)1855
Song of the Banner at Daybreak" O A new song, a free song,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
Song of the Broad-Axe" Weapon shapely, naked, wan,"Leaves of Grass (Book XII.) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)
Song of the Exposition" (Ah little recks the laborer,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIII.)1871, September 7
Song of the Open Road " Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,"Leaves of Grass (Book VII.)1856
Song of the Redwood-Tree" A California song,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIV.)
Song of the Universal" Come said the Muse,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage)
Soon Shall the Winter's Foil Be Here" Soon shall the winter's foil be here;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Sounds of the Winter" Sounds of the winter too,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
Spain, 1873–74" Out of the murk of heaviest clouds,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Sparkles from the Wheel" Where the city's ceaseless crowd moves on the livelong day,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)1871
Spirit That Form’d This Scene." Spirit that form’d this scene,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Spirit Whose Work Is Done [Washington City, 1865]" Spirit whose work is done—spirit of dreadful hours!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Spontaneous Me" Spontaneous me, Nature,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)1856
Starting from Paumanok" Starting from fish-shape Paumanok where I was born,"Leaves of Grass (Book II.)1860
Still Though the One I Sing" Still though the one I sing,'Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Stronger Lessons" Have you learn’d lessons only of those who admired you, and were"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Tears" Tears! tears! tears!"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
Tests" All submit to them where they sit, inner, secure, unapproachable to"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Thanks in Old Age" Thanks in old age—thanks ere I go,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
That Music Always Round Me" That music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning, yet long"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
That Shadow My Likeness" That shadow my likeness that goes to and fro seeking a livelihood,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
The Artilleryman's Vision" While my wife at my side lies slumbering, and the wars are over long,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
The Base of All Metaphysics" And now gentlemen,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1871
The Bravest Soldiers" Brave, brave were the soldiers (high named to-day) who lived through"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Calming Thought of All" That coursing on, whate’er men's speculations,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Centenarian's Story" Give me your hand old Revolutionary,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
The City Dead-House" By the city dead-house by the gate,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1856
The Commonplace" The commonplace I sing;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
The Dalliance of the Eagles" Skirting the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,)"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1881
The Dead Emperor" To-day, with bending head and eyes, thou, too, Columbia,'Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Dead Tenor" As down the stage again,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Dismantled Ship" In some unused lagoon, some nameless bay,'Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Dying Veteran" Amid these days of order, ease, prosperity,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
The First Dandelion" Simple and fresh and fair from winter's close emerging,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Last Invocation" At the last, tenderly,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)1871
The Mystic Trumpeter" Hark, some wild trumpeter, some strange musician,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)1872
The Ox-Tamer" In a far-away northern county in the placid pastoral region,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1876
The Pallid Wreath" Somehow I cannot let it go yet, funeral though it is,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
The Prairie States" A newer garden of creation, no primal solitude,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets) ; The Patriotic Poems III (Poems of America)
The Prairie-Grass Dividing" The prairie-grass dividing, its special odor breathing,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
The Return of the Heroes" For the lands and for these passionate days and for myself,'Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)1855
The Runner" On a flat road runs the well-train’d runner,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1867
The Ship Starting" Lo, the unbounded sea,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
The Singer in the Prison" O sight of pity, shame and dole!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
The Sleepers" I wander all night in my vision,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXVIII.)
The Sobbing of the Bells [Midnight, Sept. 19-20, 1881]" The sobbing of the bells, the sudden death-news everywhere,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
The Torch" On my Northwest coast in the midst of the night a fishermen's group"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
The Unexpress'd" How dare one say it?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
The United States to Old World Critics" Here first the duties of to-day, the lessons of the concrete,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
The Untold Want" The untold want by life and land ne’er granted,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
The Voice of the Rain" And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The Wallabout Martyrs" Greater than memory of Achilles or Ulysses,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
The World below the Brine" The world below the brine,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)1860
The Wound-Dresser" An old man bending I come among new faces,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
There Was a Child Went Forth " There was a child went forth every day,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
These Carols" These carols sung to cheer my passage through the world I see,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting)
These I Singing in Spring" These I singing in spring collect for lovers,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Thick-Sprinkled Bunting" Thick-sprinkled bunting! flag of stars!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)
Think of the Soul" THINK of the Soul;"Leaves of Grass
This Compost" Something startles me where I thought I was safest,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1856
This Day, O Soul" THIS day, O soul, I give you a wondrous mirror;"Leaves of Grass
This Dust Was Once the Man " This dust was once the man,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXII. Memories of President Lincoln)1855
This Moment Yearning and Thoughtful" This moment yearning and thoughtful sitting alone,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood" Thou Mother with thy equal brood,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXI.) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
Thou Orb Aloft Full-Dazzling" Thou orb aloft full-dazzling! thou hot October noon!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)1855
Thou Reader" Thou reader throbbest life and pride and love the same as I,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
Thought" OF what I write from myself—As if that were not the

resume"

Leaves of Grass
Thought" Of Equality—as if it harm’d me, giving others the same chances and"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Thought" Of justice—as If could be any thing but the same ample law,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Thought" Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness;"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)1860
Thought" Of persons arrived at high positions, ceremonies, wealth,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Thought" As I sit with others at a great feast, suddenly while the music is playing,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Thoughts" Of ownership—as if one fit to own things could not at pleasure enter"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Thoughts" Of public opinion,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)
Thoughts" Of these years I sing,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
To a Certain Cantatrice" Here, take this gift,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
To a Certain Civilian" Did you ask dulcet rhymes from me?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)1865
To a Common Prostitute" Be composed—be at ease with me—I am Walt Whitman, liberal and"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
To a Foil'd European Revolutionaire" Courage yet, my brother or my sister!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
To a Historian" You who celebrate bygones,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
To a Locomotive in Winter" Thee for my recitative,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night)1876
To a President" All you are doing and saying is to America dangled mirages,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
To a Pupil" Is reform needed? is it through you?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1856
To a Stranger" Passing stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
To a Western Boy" Many things to absorb I teach to help you become eleve of mine;"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
To Foreign Lands" I heard that you ask’d for something to prove this puzzle the New World,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
To Get the Final Lilt of Songs" To get the final lilt of songs,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
To Him That Was Crucified" My spirit to yours dear brother,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1860
To Old Age" I see in you the estuary that enlarges and spreads itself grandly as"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
To One Shortly to Die" From all the rest I single out you, having a message for you,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
To Rich Givers" What you give me I cheerfully accept,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
To the East and to the West" To the East and to the West,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
To the Garden of the World" To the garden the world anew ascending,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)
To the Leaven'd Soil They Trod" To the leaven’d soil they trod calling I sing for the last,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
To the Man-of-War-Bird" Thou who hast slept all night upon the storm,"Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift)
To the Pending Year" Have I no weapon-word for thee—some message brief and fierce?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
To the Reader at Parting" NOW, dearest comrade, lift me to your face,"Leaves of Grass
To the States" To the States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
To The States [To Identify the 16th, 17th, or 18th Presidentiad]" Why reclining, interrogating? why myself and all drowsing?'Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
To the Sun-Set Breeze" Ah, whispering, something again, unseen,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
To Thee Old Cause" To thee old cause!"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
To Think of Time" To think of time—of all that retrospection,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIX.)
To Those Who've Fail'd" Vivas to those who have fail’d!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
To You" Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)1860
To You" Whoever you are, I fear you are walking the walks of dreams,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage)1856
To-Day and Thee" The appointed winners in a long-stretch’d game;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Transpositions" Let the reformers descend from the stands where they are forever"Leaves of Grass (Book XXVIII.)1855
Trickle Drops" Trickle drops! my blue veins leaving!"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
True Conquerors" Old farmers, travelers, workmen (no matter how crippled or bent,)"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Turn O Libertad" Turn O Libertad, for the war is over,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Twenty Years" Down on the ancient wharf, the sand, I sit, with a new-comer chatting:"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Twilight" The soft voluptuous opiate shades,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Two Rivulets" TWO Rivulets side by side,"Leaves of Grass
Unfolded out of the Folds" Unfolded out of the folds of the woman man comes unfolded, and is"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Unnamed Land" Nations ten thousand years before these States, and many times ten"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1855
Unseen Buds" Unseen buds, infinite, hidden well,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)1891
Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night" Vigil strange I kept on the field one night;"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Virginia—The West" The noble sire fallen on evil days,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)1865
Visor'd" A mask, a perpetual natural disguiser of herself,"Leaves of Grass (Book XX. By the Roadside)
Vocalism" Vocalism, measure, concentration, determination, and the divine"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)1860
Wandering at Morn" Wandering at morn,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Warble for Lilac-Time" Warble me now for joy of lilac-time, (returning in reminiscence,)"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Washington's Monument February, 1885" Ah, not this marble, dead and cold:"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
We Two Boys Together Clinging" We two boys together clinging,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
We Two, How Long We Were Fool'd" We two, how long we were fool’d,"Leaves of Grass (Book IV. Children of Adam.)
Weave in, My Hardy Life" Weave in, weave in, my hardy life,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)
What Am I After All" What am I after all but a child, pleas’d with the sound of my own"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
What Best I See in Thee " What best I see in thee,"The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)
What General has a Good Army" WHAT General has a good army in himself, has a good army;"Leaves of Grass
What Place Is Besieged?" WHAT place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the siege?"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)
What Ship Puzzled at Sea" What ship puzzled at sea, cons for the true reckoning?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
What Think You I Take My Pen in Hand?" What think you I take my pen in hand to record?"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
What Weeping Face" What weeping face is that looking from the window?"Leaves of Grass
When I Heard at the Close of the Day" When I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv’d"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer" When I heard the learn’d astronomer,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)1865
When I Peruse the Conquer'd Fame" When I peruse the conquer’d fame of heroes and the victories of"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)
When I Read the Book" When I read the book, the biography famous,"Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions)1867
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd " When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXII. Memories of President Lincoln) ; The Patriotic Poems II (Poems of After-War)1865-66
When the Full-Grown Poet Came" When the full-grown poet came,":Leaves of Grass (Book XXXV. Good-bye my Fancy)
While Not the Past Forgetting" While not the past forgetting,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Whispers of Heavenly Death" Whispers of heavenly death murmur’d I hear,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)
Who is now Reading This?" May-be one is now reading this who knows some wrong-doing of my past life,"Leaves of Grass
Who Learns My Lesson Complete?" Who learns my lesson complete?"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand" Whoever you are holding me now in hand,"Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus)1860
With All Thy Gifts" With all thy gifts America,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
With Antecedents" With antecedents,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage)
With Husky-Haughty Lips, O Sea!" With husky-haughty lips, O sea!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
World Take Good Notice" World take good notice, silver stars fading,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps)
Year of Meteors [1859-60" Year of meteors! brooding year!"Leaves of Grass (Book XVII. Birds of Passage)
Year That Trembled and Reel'd Beneath Me" Year that trembled and reel’d beneath me!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War)1865
Years of the Modern" Years of the modern! years of the unperform’d!"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy)1865
Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours" Yet, yet, ye downcast hours, I know ye also,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death)1860
Yonnondio" A song, a poem of itself—the word itself a dirge,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
You Felons on Trial in Courts" You felons on trial in courts,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXIV. Autumn Rivulets)
You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me" You lingering sparse leaves of me on winter-nearing boughs,"Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
Youth, Day, Old Age and Night" Youth, large, lusty, loving—youth full of grace, force, fascination,"Leaves of Grass (Book XVI.)

Notes

1. ^ [To U. S. G. return’d from his World's Tour]
2. ^ [Written in Platte Canyon, Colorado]

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"Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" by American poet Walt Whitman is one of his most complex and successfully integrated poems. Whitman used several new techniques in the poem. One is the use of images like bird, boy, sea. The influence of music is also seen in opera form. Some critics have taken the poem to be an elegy mourning the death of someone dear to him. The basic theme of the poem is the relationship between suffering and art. It shows how a boy matures into a poet through his experience of love and death. Art is a sublimation of frustrations and death is a release from the stress and strains caused by such frustrations. The language is similar to "There Was a Child Went Forth".

One’s Self I Sing” is a poem by Walt Whitman, published in 1867 as the first poem for the final phase of Leaves of Grass. Although the general attitude towards the poem was not favorable, in July 1855 Whitman received the famous letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson in appreciation of his words of strength, freedom, and power, as well as, “meets the demand I am always making of what seemed the sterile and stingy Nature.”

<span class="mw-page-title-main">This Dust Was Once the Man</span> 1871 elegiac poem by Walt Whitman about Abraham Lincoln

"This Dust Was Once the Man" is a brief elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1871. It was dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, whom Whitman greatly admired. The poem was written six years after Lincoln's assassination. Whitman had written three previous poems about Lincoln, all in 1865: "O Captain! My Captain!", "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", and "Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day".

<i>Sequel to Drum-Taps</i> Book by Walt Whitman

Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd and other poems is a collection of eighteen poems written and published by American poet Walt Whitman in 1865.

"There Was a Child Went Forth" is a poem written by Walt Whitman in 1855 and later included in the collection of poems entitled Autumn Rivulets. It is an account of a childhood, and is considered to be autobiographical. The poem presents a mixture of country and city scenes as the poet records his memories of early domestic scenes and Frank pen portraits of his parents. This poem also reveals his inclination towards his mother more than his father.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln</span> Relationship between 19th century poet and politician

The American poet Walt Whitman greatly admired Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and was deeply affected by his assassination, writing several poems as elegies and giving a series of lectures on Lincoln. The two never met. Shortly after Lincoln was killed in April 1865, Whitman hastily wrote the first of his Lincoln poems, "Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day". In the following months, he wrote two more: "O Captain! My Captain!" and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd". Both appeared in his collection Sequel to Drum-Taps later that year. The poems—particularly "My Captain!"—were well received and popular upon publication and, in the following years, Whitman styled himself as an interpreter of Lincoln. In 1871, his fourth poem on Lincoln, "This Dust Was Once the Man", was published, and the four were grouped together as the "President Lincoln's Burial Hymn" cluster in Passage to India. In 1881, the poems were republished in the "Memories of President Lincoln" cluster of Leaves of Grass.

"The Sleepers" is a poem by Walt Whitman. The poem was first published in the first edition of Leaves of Grass (1855), but was re-titled and heavily revised several times throughout Whitman's life.

Passage to India is a poetry collection published by Walt Whitman in 1871. The first edition was 120 pages long and held seventy-four poems, including twenty-three or twenty-four first published in the collection. Whitman likely intended the work as a supplementary volume to his collection Leaves of Grass and included it as part of some copies of that year's edition of Leaves of Grass. The following year all of the supplement was included as part of Leaves of Grass, but it was a separate volume for the 1876 edition and the supplement Two Rivulets was instead included as part of Leaves of Grass. In the 1881 Leaves of Grass both the poems contained in Passage to India and Two Rivulets were distributed throughout Leaves of Grass.

References

  1. "The Project Gutenberg eBook of Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. "Whitman's Poems in Periodicals - Index of Poems and Poem Sequences - The Walt Whitman Archive". whitmanarchive.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.