Whitman Walt:
Essential Whitman
Selected by: GalwayKinnell
Ecco , 2006
Quality paperback, 179 pages
Size: 182x115 mm
ISBN: 9780060887926
ISBN-10: 0060887923
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman Was Born On Long Island, New York In 1819. He Spent Most Of His Early Life In Brooklyn Where He Served As Editor For A Number Of Newspapers For Brief Periods. His First Major Work, "Leaves Of Grass", Was Published In 1855 And Was Subsequently Published In Nine Enlarged Editions Throughout His Lifetime. In 1862 In The Midst Of The Civil War, Whitman Set Out For The Battlefield To Find His Wounded Brother And Continued To Volunteer In Hospitals Throughout The Length Of The War. He Died In 1892.
Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell Is The Erich Maria Remarque Professor Of Creative Writing At New York University. His "Selected Poems" Won The Pultizer Prize And The National Book Award In 1982. His Most Recent Volume Of Peoms Is " Imperfect Thirst".
