Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was one of America's greatest poets, born in 1819. His groundbreaking collection Leaves of Grass revolutionised American poetry with its free verse and celebration of democracy, nature, and the human body. Drum-Taps is his collection of Civil War poems, written from his experience as a volunteer nurse in Washington's military hospitals. His audiobooks and books are powerful listening and reading — poetry that captures the beauty, sorrow, and grandeur of America.