A timeless collection of hundreds of poems that resonate to the American spirit. Leaves of Grass is a timeless collection of poems and essays penned by influential nineteenth-century writer Walt Whitman. This profound compilation explores topics such as nature mysticism mortality transcendentalism and democracy. Inspired by personal experiences and observations Whitman spent almost four decades piecing together the complete work sharing societal ideals and epiphanies about life that still resonate with readers today. This sturdy leather-bound edition of the complete Leaves of Grass also includes Whitman s preface to the original 1855 edition in which he expounds on his personal philosophy of writing poetry.