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When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer

Whitman claimed that after years of competing for "the usual rewards", he determined to become a poet. He first experimented with a variety of popular literary genres which appealed to the cultural tastes of the period. As early as 1850, he began writing what would become Leaves of Grass, a collection of poetry which he would continue editing and revising until his death. Whitman intended to write a distinctly American epic and used free verse with a cadence based on the Bible. At the end of June 1855, Whitman surprised his brothers with the already-printed first edition of Leaves of Grass. Whitman paid for the publication of the first edition of Leaves of Grass himself. ( Wikipedia )

Year of Publication: 1900Genres: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Running Time: 19 minutes 28 seconds

#	Chapter Name
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by ALP Algy Pug	0:58
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by BK Bruce Kachuk	1:15
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by CAL Christine Lehman	0:58
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by DL David Lawrence	1:05
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by EL Newgatenovelist	1:06
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by EZWA Ezwa	0:59
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by FS fshort	0:55
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by IK Ian King	1:07
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by JCB Jason in Panama	1:01
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by JW Julia Ward	0:58
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett	1:02
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by MK Maria Kasper	1:02
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by MSD Matthew Datcher	0:59
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by NWR Nathan Rosquist	0:56
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by PS Phil Schempf	0:51
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by PY Peter Yearsley	1:00
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by RHM Rachel Murray	1:15
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by SWS Scotty Smith	1:03
	When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer - Read by TP Tomas Peter	0:58