Readings from Walt Whitman: Excerpts from "Leaves of Grass"

This spoken word recording is composed of 10 poems selected from Walt Whitman’s collection Leaves of Grass. Whitman’s work was first published in 1855 and consisted of just 12 poems; he continued to add to Leaves of Grass for the next 36 years, completing the final edition of 400 poems in 1891. Poems selected for this recording include “Pioneers! O Pioneers!,” “O Captain! My Captain!,” and “I Hear America Singing.” The poems are read by The University Players, whose university and members are unidentified. The liner notes include the text of the 10 poems.

Track Listing

101	For You O Democracy (Calamus) The University Players	00:59
102	I Hear America Singing (Inscriptions) The University Players	01:12
103	Pioneers! O Pioneers! (Birds of Passage) The University Players	06:33
104	Song of the Open Road (Calamus) The University Players	18:31
201	This Dust Was Once the Man (Memories of President Lincoln) The University Players	00:48
202	Hush'd Be the Camps Today (May 4, 1865) The University Players	01:05
203	O Captain, My Captain The University Players	02:12
204	A Boston Ballad - 1854 (By the Roadside) The University Players	03:20
205	Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking (Sea-Drift) The University Players	11:10
206	Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (Calamus) The University Players	12:15