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 Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1847 ★★★★☆ 3.6 324 pages · ≈ 6 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Drum-taps higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 402 votes.
Drum-taps is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Poems.

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