Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, New York, USA on May 31st, 1819 and passed away at the age of 72 on March 26th, 1892.

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Walt Whitman Stats: The highest rated book by Walt Whitman on Book Notification is Leaves of Grass, the 3rd novel in the Walt Whitman Works series.

The most read book by Walt Whitman on Book Notification is Leaves of Grass, the 3rd novel in the Walt Whitman Works series. The second most read book is Poetry and Prose, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Walt Whitman books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Walt Whitman is the Walt Whitman Works.

List of Walt Whitman Works in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Walt Whitman Works books are Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, and Alone on the Beach at Night.

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1
Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times
1842
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2
Life and Adventures of Jack Engle
1852
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3
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Leaves of Grass
1855
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4
Song of Myself
1856
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5
Manly Health and Training with Off-Hand Hints Towards Their Conditions
1858
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6
Oh Captain! My Captain!
1865
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7
Drum Taps
1865
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8
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
1865
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9
Democratic Vistas: The Original Edition in Facsimile
1871
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10
Democratic Vistas and Other Papers
1871
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11
Civil War Poetry and Prose
1872
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12
Specimen Days
1882
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13
November Boughs
1888
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14
Alone on the Beach at Night
1892
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15
An American Primer: With Facsimiles of the Original Manuscript
1904
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16
The Gathering of the Forces
1920
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17
Rivulets of Prose
1928
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18
I Hear America Singing
1966
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19
Lafayette in Brooklyn
1973
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20
The Sleepers; A Poem
1973
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21
Pictures: An Unpublished Poem Of Walt Whitman
1977
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22
The half-breed, and other stories
1978
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23
Memoranda during the War
1988
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24
I Sing The Body Electric
1995
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25
Collect
2004
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26
The Mystic Poets
2004
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27
Shooting Niagara: And After?
2015
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28
Beat! Beat! Drums!
2015
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29
Song of the Broad-Axe
2015
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30
Chants Democratic
2015
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31
To a Pupil
2015
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32
Boston Town
2015
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33
The Poetry of the Future
2018
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34
Somewhere Waiting: Song of Myself
2018
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35
President Lincoln's Funeral Hymn
2018
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36
Live Oak, with Moss
2019
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37
Brooklyn
2019
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38
The World Below the Brine
2021
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List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are Poetry and Prose, The Walt Whitman Reader, and Guide to Manly Health and Training.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Selected Letters of Walt Whitman
1855
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2
Leaves of Grass and Other Writings
1855
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3
Guide to Manly Health and Training
1858
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4
The Wound Dresser: A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion
1975
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5
New York dissected: A sheaf of recently discovered newspaper articles by the author of Leaves of grass
1976
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6
Walt Whitman's Diary in Canada - With Extracts from Other of His Diaries and Literary Note-Books
1977
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7
City of Orgies and Other Poems
1980
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8
Selected Poems 1855-1892
1980
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10
Poetry and Prose
1982
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10
Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts: Volume I: Family Notes and Autobiography, Brooklyn and New York
1984
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6
Voyages: Poems by Walt Whitman
1988
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12
Wrenching Times: Poems from Drum-Taps
1991
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13
Whitman: Poems
1994
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14
Memories of President Lincoln
1996
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15
The Walt Whitman Reader
2000
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16
Earth, My Likeness: Nature Poetry of Walt Whitman
2005
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17
Masculine Beauty of Walt Whitman's Poetry Of Same-Sex Affection
2014
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18
Whitman's Dogs: Leaves of Grass and Other Poems
2016
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19
Every Hour, Every Atom of Walt Whitman's Early Notebooks and Fragments
2020
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20
"The Million Dead, Too, Summ'd Up": Walt Whitman's Civil War Writings (With: Christopher Merrill, Ed Folsom)
2021
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List of American Poets Project Books in Publication Order

Highlights classic and modern American poetry, featuring works by renowned poets in carefully selected editions.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Walt Whitman
1892
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2
Edgar Allan Poe (By: Richard Wilbur)
1909
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3
Theodore Roethke ( By: Theodore Roethke)
1969
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4
A. R. Ammons (By: David Lehman, A.R. Ammons)
1977
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5
William Carlos Williams (By: William Carlos Williams)
1984
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6
Edna St. Vincent Millay (By: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
1991
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7
Carl Sandburg: Selected Poems (By: Carl Sandburg)
1996
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8
Yvor Winters (By: Thom Gunn, Yvor Winters)
1999
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9
Karl Shapiro (By: John Updike, Karl Shapiro)
2003
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10
Poets of World War II (By: Various Various, Harvey Shapiro)
2003
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11
American Wits (By: John Hollander)
2003
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12
John Greenleaf Whittier (By: John Greenleaf Whittier)
2004
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13
Kenneth Fearing (By: Kenneth Fearing)
2004
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14
Muriel Rukeyser (By: Muriel Rukeyser)
2004
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15
John Berryman (By: Kevin Young, John Berryman)
2004
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16
Poets of the Civil War ( By: J.D. McClatchy)
2005
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17
Emma Lazarus (By: Emma Lazarus)
2005
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18
Edith Wharton ( By: Edith Wharton)
2005
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19
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks (By: Gwendolyn Brooks, Elizabeth Alexander)
2005
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20
Cole Porter (By: Robert Kimball, Cole Porter)
2006
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21
Louis Zukofsky (By: Louis Zukofsky, Charles Bernstein)
2006
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22
Kenneth Koch (By: Ron Padgett, Kenneth Koch)
2007
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23
American Sonnets (By: David Bromwich)
2007
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24
James Agee (By: James Agee, Andrew Hudgins)
2008
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25
Poems from the Women's Movement (By: Honor Moore)
2009
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26
Ira Gershwin (By: Robert Kimball, Ira Gershwin)
2009
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27
Lyrics of the First Great Popular Songs (By: Stephen Collins Foster, Ken Emerson)
2010
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28
Countee Cullen (By: Countee Cullen)
2010
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29
Amy Lowell (By: Honor Moore)
2012
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List of Poetry for Young People Books in Publication Order

Presents celebrated poets' works with illustrations and annotations for young readers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Walt Whitman
1977
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Robert Frost ( By: Robert Frost)
1994
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3
6
Emily Dickinson ( By: Emily Dickinson)
1994
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4
8
Edgar Allan Poe (By: Edgar Allan Poe)
1995
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5
8
Carl Sandburg (By: Carl Sandburg)
1995
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6
8
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
1998
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7
8
Edna St. Vincent Millay (By: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
1999
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8
8
Robert Louis Stevenson (By: Robert Louis Stevenson)
2000
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9
8
William Shakespeare ( By: William Shakespeare)
2000
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10
4
Lewis Carroll ( By: Lewis Carroll)
2000
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11
6
Rudyard Kipling ( By: Rudyard Kipling)
2000
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12
Edward Lear (By: Edward Lear)
2001
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13
American Poetry (By: John Hollander)
2002
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14
8
William Butler Yeats ( By: W.B. Yeats)
2002
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15
10
Robert Browning (By: Robert Browning)
2003
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16
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
2003
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17
William Wordsworth ( By: William Wordsworth)
2003
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18
Alfred Tennyson ( By: Alfred Tennyson)
2003
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19
William Carlos Williams ( By: William Carlos Williams)
2003
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20
Animal Poems (By: John Hollander)
2004
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21
Wallace Stevens (By: Wallace Stevens)
2004
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The Seasons (By: John N. Serio)
2004
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23
Langston Hughes ( By: Langston Hughes)
2006
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24
William Blake ( By: William Blake)
2007
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Poetry for Young People (By: Maya Angelou)
2007
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Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg (By: Carl Sandburg)
2008
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African American Poetry (By: Karen Barbour)
2013
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8
Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman
2017
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List of Walt Whitman Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Children's Hour: Leaders and Heroes
1954
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2
Prose and Poetry of the American West
1991
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3
Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology
1993
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4
Poetry Out Loud
1993
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5
100 Best-Loved Poems
1995
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Earth-Shattering Poems
1998
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7
Writing New York
1998
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A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology
2002
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The Little Big Book of California
2005
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8
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (Walter Whitman) was born on May 31st, 1819. Walt passed away March 26th, 1892 at 72 years old. Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, New York, USA.

Walt Whitman was the author of the Walt Whitman Works series which consists of 38 novels. The Walt Whitman Works series started in 1842 with the novel Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times. The most recently released novel in the Walt Whitman Works series was The World Below the Brine which was released in 2021. There are no upcoming novels for the Walt Whitman Works series.

Walt Whitman also wrote the Collections series which has 20 books including Selected Letters of Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass and Other Writings.

Walt Whitman: Awards & Accolades

Whitman's book, Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology was nominated for the Stonewall Book Award, Literature, in 1994.

Walt Whitman: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Leaves of Grass:
    1. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    2. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.

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Walt Whitman: F.A.Q

When was Walt Whitman Born?

Walt Whitman was born on May 31st, 1819.

When did Walt Whitman die?

Walt Whitman died on March 26th, 1892 at 72 years old.

Where was Walt Whitman Born?

Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, New York, USA.

What was the first book Walt Whitman wrote?

The first book written by Walt Whitman was Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times, published in 1842.

What was the most recent book Walt Whitman wrote?

His most recently released work was The World Below the Brine (a short story) on August 10th, 2021.

What is the most popular book by Walt Whitman?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Walt Whitman book is Leaves of Grass. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Leaves of Grass (9.20)
  2. Poetry and Prose (10.00)
  3. Walt Whitman (6.00)
  4. Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman (8.00)
  5. Voyages: Poems by Walt Whitman (6.00)

How many books has Walt Whitman written?

Walt Whitman has written 61 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 38 books in the Walt Whitman Works, 20 Collections, 1 book in the American Poets Project Series, 2 books in the Poetry for Young People Series.

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