<P>One of the great innovators in American letters Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. </P><P><I>Leaves of Grass</I> is his masterpiece written in a pure uninhibited style combining sensual and mystical sensibilities. Its bold joyous voice its expansive optimism and its transcendental vision made it uniquely American.</P><P>Because Walt Whitman kept adding poems throughout his life to his original <I>Leaves of Grass</I> this 'death-bed edition' of 1892 is the most complete version of his finished work.</P><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</P>