Walt Whitman

FACTS

1. He ate rotten eggs

2. He was believed to be homosexual

3. Due to his family’s economic issues, he went to public schools and colleges but he took advantage of his knowledge

4. He was born in the US

5. He is a famous writer and poet

6. He had 8 siblings

7. His father was from Holland and his mom from Britain

8. He came from a poor family but succeded in writing.

9. He was a newspaper editor before he was a poet

10. He traveled over many countries being a reporter

11. He suffered many diseases that kept him from writing

12. He helped during the Civil War by being a nurse
13. His work was criticized but as an example of perseverance, he never gave up

 

INFLUENCES:

Emily Dickinson

Bram Stocker

Allen Gingsber

LAngston Hughes

Harold Broom

Gary Synder