"LeavesofGrass"isacollectionofpoetrybyAmericanpoetWaltWhitman,firstpublishedin1855.ThisgroundbreakingworkisconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialpiecesofAmericanliterature.Whitman'sfreeversestylebrokeawayfromtraditionalpoeticforms,celebratingdemocracy,nature,love,andfriendshipwithbold,expansivelanguage.Thecollectiongrewthroughmultipleeditions,withWhitmanaddingandrevisingpoemsthroughouthislife.Keypoemsinclude"SongofMyself,""ISingtheBodyElectric,"and"OCaptain!MyCaptain!"(atributetoAbrahamLincoln)."LeavesofGrass"ispraisedforitsraw,passionatevoiceanditsembraceofindividualismandhumanconnection.ItremainsessentialreadingforpoetryloversandstudentsofAmericanliterature.ThePDFversionallowseasyaccesstoWhitman'svisionarywordsintheiroriginalform.
