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Walt Whitman
Born—May 31, 1819, West Hills, Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York
Died—March 26, 1892, Camden, NJ
Called the father of free verse. He was also a volunteer nurse in several army hospitals in Washington, D.C., and was also a clerk in the Army Paymaster's office. He first published Leaves of Grass—his most famous work—with his own money.
Three of his poems:
» Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand
» When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
1887 photo above made available by Wikimedia Commons at this page.
Walt Whitman
Born—May 31, 1819, West Hills, Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York
Died—March 26, 1892, Camden, NJ
Called the father of free verse. He was also a volunteer nurse in several army hospitals in Washington, D.C., and was also a clerk in the Army Paymaster's office. He first published Leaves of Grass—his most famous work—with his own money.
Three of his poems:
» Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand
» When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
1887 photo above made available by Wikimedia Commons at this page.