Whitman on Wellness

" Let nothing divert you from your duty to your body." "Oh I say these are not the parts and poems of the body only, but of the soul." One of America's greatest poets, Walt Whitman adopted the role of advice columnist in 1858 under the pseudonym of Mose Velsor. In this entertaining book, Whitman extols the virtues of self-care for the human body, dispensing tips on men's health including diet, exercise, physical beauty, sex, habit, vitality, and a host of other subjects. The volume juxtaposes excerpts of his well-known verse with his lesser-known prose and is richly illustrated with Victorian line drawings. These unique and fascinating insights into one of America's most beloved poets reinforce his holistic idea that the body and the mind are connected--and that to be fully alive one must attend to both.