Grashalmen
Grashalmen is a poetic collection by Walt Whitman, likely written in the mid-19th century, and serves as a translation of his seminal work, Leaves of Grass. This edition, translated by Maurits Wagenvoort, captures Whitman's profound reflections on individuality, love, nature, and democracy, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the human experience. It features selections from the 'Deathbed edition' of Leaves of Grass, showcasing notable poems and offering a bilingual format with insightful commentary from the translator.
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“Resist much, obey little.””
— Walt Whitman
“Do I contradict myself?Very well then I contradict myself,(I am large, I contain multitudes.)””
— Walt Whitman
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.You must travel it by yourself.It is not far. It is within reach.Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.””
— Walt Whitman
“I am large, I contain multitudes””
— Walt Whitman
“Do anything, but let it produce joy.””
— Walt Whitman
“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.””
— Walt Whitman
“Peace is always beautiful.””
— Walt Whitman
“O Me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; Of the endless trains of the faithless”
— Walt Whitman
“I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d, I stand and look at them long and long.They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things, Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.””
— Walt Whitman
