Leaves of Grass Book II: Starting from Paumanok
by Walt Whitman
25 minutes, 8 seconds
Unabridged Free Verse Poetry
1855
The second book (of 35 total) of Walt Whitman's legendary Leaves of Grass. "Starting from Paumanok" is a longform poem in 19 parts. Read by Alex Wilson.
Categories: 100 cents, 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2004 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), Free Verse, Poetry, Poetry Collection, Popular Author, Walt Whitman
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution License on April 30, 2009 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
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25 minutes, 8 seconds
Unabridged Free Verse Poetry
1855
The second book (of 35 total) of Walt Whitman's legendary Leaves of Grass. "Starting from Paumanok" is a longform poem in 19 parts. Read by Alex Wilson.
Categories: 100 cents, 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2004 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), Free Verse, Poetry, Poetry Collection, Popular Author, Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was a revolutionary American poet and essayist from Long Island. His multi-volume book of free verse poetry Leaves of Grass obliterated the then-acceptable form and subject limits of poetry.
Alex Wilson is a writer and stage/film actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He starred in the North American Premiere of Richard Taylor's musical Whistle Down the Wind and recently filmed The Third Cord with Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido. His animated comics-parody film All's Fair in Love and Police Actions was recently selected as an iFilm Pick. He is the founder of Telltale Weekly and Spoken Alexandria. See his website for more. [new windows, all].
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution License on April 30, 2009 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
Posted by alex at April 30, 2004 8:47 PM
