Emerson was furious, but continued to recommend the book. 올리버 웬델 홈즈와 같은 몇몇 저명한 지식인들은 휘트먼의 관능미가 외설적이고 완전히 동성애적이라고 생각하여 겉으로는 반대했습니다. It was not until that Leaves of Grass found a publisher other than Whitman.