The Patriotic Poems

Gathering Walt Whitman's verses on nationhood, democracy, and the American experiment — from the exultant to the elegiac — this collection shows the poet at his most civic-minded, writing not just about individuals but about the country itself as a living, breathing body politic. Whitman believed poetry could be the voice of a democracy, and these poems, spanning his career, make that ambition explicit. A focused gathering for readers drawn to Whitman's political and patriotic verse specifically, apart from his broader body of work.

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E-bog: 18. august 2026