Leaves of Grass - a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Although the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman continued to write the collection throughout his life until his death managed to release several editions. As a result, none of its publication in about forty years, not like the other: the first publication consisted of twelve poems, last lifetime - more than 400. The collection is known for its praise and admiration feelings at a time when this was considered immoral straightness. All poems of Whitman, with one exception, do not have a rhyme and do not follow any standard size or length of the string. Leaves of Grass caused a lot of controversy at the time of explicit sexual images, and Whitman mocked
