A review by dorothy_gale
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

2.0

FOR POETRY, IT DIDN'T SUCK! For a non-poetry person to give more than one star, I think that says something. And especially a non-poetry person who prefers material written in the 20th century or later, it says a lot! (This was published in 1855). Way to go, Whitman. It may have been the first time I heard "negroes" in a poem, in addition to a few other choice words. This book had twelve of his poems, but the more I heard, the more it sounded like the reading of lists to me. Just like randomly listing things off. I did catch the famous "I contain multitudes" line, which I believe is now a book title. The narrator of my Audible version, Sam Torode, was pleasant to the ears.