Section 26 of “Song of Myself” and Whitman’s Listening

Jane Hirshfield is the author of six collections of poetry, including After (HarperCollins, 2006) and Given Sugar, Given Salt (HarperCollins, 2001), finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of the essay collection Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry (HarperCollins, 1997).