Leaves of Grass: The Collected Poems of Walt Whitman

by Walt Whitman | Poetry | This book has not been rated.
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Registered by ResQgeek of Alexandria, Virginia USA on 6/10/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by ResQgeek from Alexandria, Virginia USA on Friday, June 10, 2016
From a *huge* batch of books I received through the local freecycle.org site to register and release.

Many of the poems in this collection were considered profane and obscene by many in the decades after their initial publication. The book was effectively banned in Boston when Whitman refused to self-censor by removing poems deemed objectionable. Because the contents of this book have a history of being challenged, I am setting it aside to release during Banned Books Week.

Released 7 yrs ago (9/30/2016 UTC) at US Patent & Trademark Office - Madison Building in Alexandria, Virginia USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This week has been the annual American Library Association Banned Books Week, and I have been observing the event by releasing books that have been banned, challenged or otherwise censored. Stand up for your right to read...Read a banned book.

Left on one of the tables on the concourse level of the Madison Atrium, behind the auditorium.

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