Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself

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Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself

Whitman's most beloved poem, "Song of Myself," illustrated, illuminated, and presented like never before.

Walt Whitmanâ€™s iconic collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, has earned a reputation as a sacred American text. Whitman himself made such comparisons, going so far as to use biblical verse as a model for his own. So itâ€™s only appropriate that artist and illustrator Allen Crawford has chosen to illuminateâ€”like medieval monks with their own holy scripturesâ€”Whitmanâ€™s masterpiece and the core of his poetic vision, â€œSong of Myself.â€ Crawford has turned the original sixty-page poem from Whitmanâ€™s 1855 edition into a sprawling 234-page work of art. The handwritten text and illustrations intermingle in a way thatâ€™s both surprising and wholly in tune with the spirit of the poemâ€”theyâ€™re exuberant, rough, and wild. Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself is a sensational reading experience, an artifact in its own right, and a masterful tribute to the Good Gray Poet.

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