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24 alternatives to Leaves of Grass

The poetry collection that brought free-verse to the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Leaves of Grass launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats▲66

   Nature, politics, and love poetry from a Nobel Prize Winner

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   House of Leaves▲69

   Layered narration about a house that is bigger on the inside

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tree and Leaf▲75

   J.R.R. Tolkien's thoughts on creativity and work

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Verses▲93

   A place to write and share poems

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Seeds of Change▲65

   How nature, respect, and education help change the world

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Death of a Naturalist▲63

   Nobel Prize Winning Poem about Childhood, Identity, and Work

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bird by Bird▲82

   Some instructions on writing and life

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Letters to a Young Poet▲60

   A collection of letters on art, love and solitude

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Standing by Words▲66

    The essays of Wendell Berry

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Poetry Off the Shelf - A Radical Poet's Radical Poet▲65

    All about the modernist political poet Lola Ridge.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spirit of Spring▲71

    An award winning storybook from Swaziland, Africa

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Where the Sidewalk Ends▲67

    Shel's masterful collection of poems+drawings for kids

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Art of Plain Talk▲67

    A tool for the writer who wants his work read

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Artist's Way▲75

    A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Autumn Red▲58

    A collection of short stories.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Poem▲102

    A free library full of poems and poets

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tao Te Ching▲90

    Wisdom in action

    2015 · its alternatives →

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