Known as one of the quintessential American poets, Whitman is nothing if not a poet of broad scope. His poems seek to capture a diversity of experiences and revel in the multiplicities and contradictions of life. Though Whitman celebrated America in his verse, he also wrote about living through America's Civil War, an experience he would recount with anger, fear, and empathy. Why this Edition is Special? This special edition have a rare fictionalised account of the day-to-day life of Walt Whitman, written by Mary Byron. A fascinating and insight biographical work of the great American poet, this is a book that will greatly appeal to fans of Walt Whitman.