Why people recommend it
Walt Whitman's groundbreaking poetry collection Leaves of Grass celebrates nature, the human body, and the democratic spirit through a revolutionary free-verse style. The book has inspired numerous cultural figures and thinkers across generations. On The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday discussed how Ralph Emerson famously welcomed a self-published copy of the book with an encouraging letter, illustrating how established artists can open doors for newcomers. Ed Yong noted on The Book Review that a famous phrase in his own work originated from Whitman's poetry. Ezra Klein observed on The Ezra Klein Show that Whitman continually revised the book throughout his life, offering both a young man's version and an old man's version. Kevin Kelly shared on People I (Mostly) Admire that reading the collection when he was younger completely blew his gasket and inspired him to travel.
Who recommended it
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Ryan Holiday — 1 mention
“so Emerson reads uh Leaves of Grass right he gets a self-published copy of Leaves of Grass and he just sends Whitman a letter”
Ed Yong — 1 mention
“it's a quote from Leaves of Grass”
Ezra Klein — 1 mention
“look at Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman he wrote that book throughout his life there's the young man's version and there's the old man's version”
Kevin Kelly — 1 mention
“and I happened to read Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman and and it just blew my gasket”