tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post114470287664227333..comments2023-10-31T09:37:59.862-07:00Comments on Rocket Kid Writing: Whitman, where have you beenRachel Dacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-1144868788370432842006-04-12T12:06:00.000-07:002006-04-12T12:06:00.000-07:00Glenn,Whitman was a maniacal reviser, almost to th...Glenn,<BR/><BR/>Whitman was a maniacal reviser, almost to the point of being self-defeating, some say. Galway Kinnell has a wonderful selection of his Whitman favorites. That little book includes notes on which versions Kinnell thought were best and why. He sometimes even picks out lines from different versions.<BR/><BR/>The version I'm reading is the last one. Kinnell's comments make me want to venture into the scholarship on the different versions. Maybe a summer project.<BR/><BR/>RachelRachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-1144728962941802782006-04-10T21:16:00.000-07:002006-04-10T21:16:00.000-07:00Lo these many years ago I read Leaves of Grass, th...Lo these many years ago I read <I>Leaves of Grass</I>, the deathbed edition. It was before I started copying out poems I didn't want to leave behind, and when I was still new to reading poetry books. I liked much, but there was so much, and I didn't like it all. I've been meaning to read Whitman again. <BR/><BR/>I'm interested to see a lot of attention has been turned to the differences between the first edition of <I>Leaves</I> and the last, especially. Seems he started censoring. A new edition of Whitman's poems I lately saw included the original <I>Leaves</I> separately from the later revisions.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.com