Live Oak, with Moss illustrated by Kim Balacuit New York Times–bestselling author of

New York Times–bestselling author of The Blue Zones

Richly atmospheric and psychologically astute

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Live Oak, with Moss illustrated by Kim Balacuit New York Times–bestselling author ofLive Oak, with Moss is a groundbreaking literary treasure that reveals a hidden chapter in Walt Whitmans life and work. In this stunning edition, New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Awardwinning illustrator Brian Selznick brings Whitmans words to life. As we was turning forty, Whitman wrote twelve deeply personal poems in a handmade notebook he titled Live Oak, with Moss. These verses were intimate meditations on love, desire, and