jan 1, 1855 - Whitman takes out a copyright on the first edition of the Leaves of Grass that was
made up of twelve untitled poems and a preface, and he publishes the volume himself.
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It's important to the life and career of Whitman due to him taking charge of what the new face of poetry will be in his mind and then in reality.
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Timeline for Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson
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