A True Patriot: Walt Whitman

True patriot: If Walter Whitman talks about a great American poet, if he is smart they can not now mention Walt Whitman. Whitman is definitely America's great poet and very good. Discussion about this comment continues, but the greatness of Whitman is not discussed. Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, in Long Island, West Hills, New York. He is the second of nine children.

Walt Whitman was born in 1819 near Huntington in Long Island, New York. Walt Whitman lives with eleven people. Walter is the second oldest. His father's name is Walt Whitman. His mother's name is Louisa Van Velsor Whitman. Walter went to public school until he was 11 years old. This was the last time he officially attended school. In a short time Walter was a boy in the doctor 's office, and he helped with a law office. His next job is an apprentice of a printer. At the printing office, Walter learned how to spell, add punctuation marks, and write prose.

Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 at West Hills, Long Island, New York. He is the second of six children. From 1825 to 1830, he attended public school in Brooklyn. After years of education, Walt Whitman tried various tasks. From 1836 to 1883, Whitman taught at several schools in Long Island. After taught, Walt Whitman went back to New York for printing and editing. In the meantime he edited many papers such as Aurora (Daily), Evening Tattler, Brooklyn Weekly Freeman, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Times. In addition to editing, he also wrote for the Long Island Star. From 1850 to 1854, Whitman owned and operated printing houses and fixed stores. In the meantime he also began to build a house and started to do woodworking.

Walt Whitman was born in Long Island carpenter and then grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout his life, Whitman had only five years of formal education. He is a person who wants knowledge and experience, so he has tried various kinds of work such as rural teachers, typesetting staff, newspaper reporters and so on. In his twenties, Whitman began publishing some of his writings, including traditional unknown poetry and vulgar short stories. The poet traveled in the western part in 1848. That was the turning point of his career. These experiences widened the view of the poet, made his idea more mature, and made his writing style sharper. Whitman started writing in a new style ------ Free poetry, he became famous for that. In 1855, Whitman published the first edition of "Grass Leaf".