Drum-taps vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American poetry, Poetry

Cover of Drum-taps

Drum-taps Walt Whitman · 1865 ★★★★☆ 4.0 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Poems

Poems Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. · 1836 ★★★★☆ 3.9 410 pages · ≈ 7 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Drum-taps is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Poems.

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