It was with this inspired, oceanic medley, Song of Myself (which in the first editions of Leaves of Grass was still nameless), that Walt Whitman first made himself known to the world.
Readers will find this first version of Song of Myself new, surprising, and often superior to the later versions and exhilarating in the freshness of its vision..
It was with this inspired, oceanic medley, Song of Myself (which in the first editions of Leaves of Grass was still nameless), that Walt Whitman first made himself known to the world