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Originally Posted by PulpMind
Everyone should have a copy of *the* American poet's work. Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."
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Yes, absolutely. It's one of the first volumes of poetry I ever purchased!
And choose editions of other works wisely. Look at them carefully before purchasing, especially if they're translated works. Otherwise you may end up with an edition that you don't like for whatever reason. For example, I intensely dislike the Norton Annotated Edition of Oscar Wilde's
The Picture of Dorian Gray; I find all of the little notes Norton feels the need to provide tedious. As for translated works, the quality of translation can vary widely between editions.