Song of Myself

Walt Whitman's visionary manifesto, visually reimagined. Carefully culled to about one third of its original length, this unique version provides the perfect introduction to Whitman's most expansive and audacious poem. Combined with 27 illustrations, the book explores Whitman's own exuberant, witty, playful, transcendent theory of everything, beginning with "a spear of summer grass." This artful pocket edition is illustrated by Obvious State Founder, Evan Robertson and is printed in the United States on beautiful premium paper. It makes a great gift for literature and art lovers alike. It is based on the final version of the poem, which Whitman edited and tweaked throughout his life. FUN FACTLeaves of Grass was a play on words: Leaves were the pages of a book in printer parlance, and grass was something of little value. Hence, Pages of Crap. Strongly disagree, Walt! WHAT MAKES IT AWESOME?Song of Myself is about one person and about everything. It begins with the poet, then reaches outward, expanding to every living thing and beyond, in line after line of seemingly spontaneous and endless inspiration. It’s like watching a religion with no church, book, or dogma materialize, spun out of nothing but sublime language. Yeah, it’s that good. WHY READ IT?It’s like taking a walk with Walt at your side, his “left hand hooking you round the waist,” as he shows you revelation after revelation. SPECIAL OFFERAny 3 books for $30. Use code: 3BOOKS View all of our Illustrated Classics here Paperback: 88 pages(perfect bound) Publisher: Obvious State (December 15, 2018) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-63330-007-1 Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.2 x 6 inches