Birds of Passage from Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Birds of Passage is a set of seven poems which are part of Walt Whitman's collection Leaves of Grass. The poems are full of idealism and hope for the future. Whitman sings of the Universal, an ideal state which will transcend the misery of life on earth, and praises the Pioneers who will create this new world. - Summary by Alan Mapstone

Genre(s): Poetry

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Song of the Universal Alan Mapstone
00:05:37
Play 02 Pioneers! O Pioneers! Alan Mapstone
00:08:35
Play 03 To You Algy Pug
00:06:02
Play 04 France Alan Mapstone
00:03:21
Play 05 Myself and Mine Larry Wilson
00:03:27
Play 06 Year of Meteors Alan Mapstone
00:03:53
Play 07 With Antecedents Algy Pug
00:04:31